Lung transplantation

The Pediatric Pulmonologist and the Infant or Child Before Lung Transplantation

“…Although right ventricular failure is a major problem in children with primary pulmonary hypertension, cardiac recovery following isolated lung transplantation is usually seen. However, heart and lung transplantation may be necessary when left ventricular function is also found to be severely, and potentially irreversibly, compromised (Spahr and Meyer 2011). Patients with Eisenmenger's complex secondary to primary congenital cardiac defects may tolerate mean pulmonary artery pressures greater than 55 mmHg and mean right atrial pressures greater than 15 mmHg.…”

“…Patients with Eisenmenger's complex secondary to primary congenital cardiac defects may tolerate mean pulmonary artery pressures greater than 55 mmHg and mean right atrial pressures greater than 15 mmHg. They can tolerate severe cyanosis for years, and their clinical course is more challenging to predict (Spahr and Meyer 2011). This makes their risk for mortality, and thus timing for transplantation evaluation, difficult to determine.…”

“…The clinical factors used to calculate this score, along with an outline of score calculation, are listed in Table 3 and (Fig. 1) (Spahr and Meyer 2011). Information is updated every 6 months at a minimum.…”

Stress and Anxiety in Caregivers of Lung Transplant Patients: Effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

“…Lung transplantation has become a commonly used option for patients with end-stage pulmonary disease with over 24,000 lung transplantations performed in the USA [1, 2]. Patients and caregivers undergo substantial physical and emotional stress during the process of transplantation [3-6].…”

Lung transplantation

“…Lung transplantation is the only therapy that can prolong survival and improve quality of life for such patients [1,2]. However, survival outcomes for lung transplant recipients remain significantly lower than those for recipients of other solid organs (Table 1).…”