Although several studies address the possible benefit of maintenance azithromycin in lung transplant patients with BOS, the role of the drug remains unproven in these patients, and would best be addressed by a large randomized controlled trial.
Initiating combination therapy in patients who achieve an inadequate improvement in exercise tolerance with monotherapy may result in further improvement in exercise tolerance.
This review summarizes the six major classes of airway complications post lung transplantation, with descriptions of radiographic findings and current management.
Based on registry data, adoption of this strategy did not affect survival rates, nor cause a sustained improvement in 6MWD by 12 months. WHO class improved similarly in both treatment groups.
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