B Taylor Thompson,Marc Moss
B Taylor Thompson
Similar to other syndromes, patients are defined as having acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) when they meet prespecified diagnostic criteria. These criteria have evolved over time, having gained and lost complexity, but the core pr...
Acute lung injury [0.03%]
急性肺损伤
Lorraine B Ware,Margaret Herridge
Lorraine B Ware
A rare occurrence of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis after lung transplantation [0.03%]
肺移植术后罕见的肺泡蛋白沉积症发生病例报告
Jeffrey Albores,Atsuko Seki,Michael C Fishbein et al.
Jeffrey Albores et al.
We present a case of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) initially diagnosed 28 months after left single-lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The diagnosis was based upon the presence of periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positi...
Jonathan P Singer,Lianne G Singer
Jonathan P Singer
Improving health-related quality of life is an important goal of lung transplantation. This review describes background concepts, including definitions, measurement and interpretation of health-related quality of life (HRQL), and other pati...
Allan R Glanville
Allan R Glanville
Surveillance bronchoscopies with transbronchial lung biopsies (TBBx) are often performed post-lung transplantation, but the clinical value and impact on outcomes remain controversial. Given the cost and risks associated with TBBx, some cent...
Chad A Witt,Ramsey R Hachem
Chad A Witt
Lung transplantation is the ultimate treatment option for patients with end-stage lung disease. Chronic rejection, in the form of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, and noncytomegalovirus infections are the major causes of morbidity and mor...
Nina M Clark,Joseph P Lynch rd,David Sayah et al.
Nina M Clark et al.
DNA viruses with potential to cause complications after lung transplantation include the human Herpesviridae family consisting of cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1, -2), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), human herpesvir...
Archana Bhaskaran,S M Hosseini-Moghaddam,Coleman Rotstein et al.
Archana Bhaskaran et al.
Fungal infections continue to produce morbidity and mortality in lung transplant recipients despite the widespread use of antifungal prophylaxis. There has been a decline in Candida infections but Aspergillus species predominate. Other mold...
Gregory I Snell,Miranda Paraskeva,Glen P Westall
Gregory I Snell
This article reviews recent developments in the selection, assessment, and management of the potential lung donor, which aim to increase donor organ use. The scarcity of suitable donor organs continues to limit lung transplantation, but the...
Neutrophilic reversible allograft dysfunction (NRAD) and restrictive allograft syndrome (RAS) [0.03%]
中性粒细胞介导的可逆性移植物功能障碍(NRAD)和限制性移植物综合征(RAS)
Stijn E Verleden,Elly Vandermeulen,David Ruttens et al.
Stijn E Verleden et al.
Lung transplantation is currently considered as an ultimate live-saving treatment for selected patients suffering from end-stage pulmonary disease. Long-term survival, however, is hampered by chronic rejection, or chronic lung allograft dys...