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Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2017
Lung transplantation (LTx) has evolved to represent the therapy of choice for many patients with end-stage lung diseases. Appropriate candidate selection for LTx is an important determinant of a positive outcome from transplantation. Posttransplantation survival has steadily improved, but long-term survival continues to be a challenge with a median ...
Shruti, Gadre +2 more
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Lung transplantation (LTx) has evolved to represent the therapy of choice for many patients with end-stage lung diseases. Appropriate candidate selection for LTx is an important determinant of a positive outcome from transplantation. Posttransplantation survival has steadily improved, but long-term survival continues to be a challenge with a median ...
Shruti, Gadre +2 more
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Chest Surgery Clinics of North America, 2003
In this summary of his verbal communication, G.A. Patterson develops the reasons which have prompted the Toronto group to perform unilateral or bilateral lung transplantations. The author also briefly presents the results obtained by his group in these two types of lung transplantation and in heart-lung transplantation.
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In this summary of his verbal communication, G.A. Patterson develops the reasons which have prompted the Toronto group to perform unilateral or bilateral lung transplantations. The author also briefly presents the results obtained by his group in these two types of lung transplantation and in heart-lung transplantation.
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Pediatric Lung Transplantation
Transplantation Proceedings, 2005Pediatric lung transplantation (LT) was started in Spain in 1996 at our institution. We compare the results of pediatric LT with those in adult patients.A retrospective review of LT patients from 1993 to 2003 included demographic donor and recipient data, pulmonary function, gas exchange parameters, complications, episodes of rejection and pneumonia ...
A, Alvarez +6 more
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Pediatric Lung Transplantation
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2010Lung transplantation is an accepted therapy for selected pediatric patients with severe end-stage vascular or parenchymal lung disease. Collaboration between the patients' primary care physicians, the lung transplant team, patients, and patients' families is essential.
M, Solomon, H, Grasemann, S, Keshavjee
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Pediatric lung transplantation
Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2006Lung transplantation in children is an effective treatment for end-stage pulmonary disease after all medical therapy has failed. It requires a huge investment in resources and absolute commitment on the part of the parents and patients. In spite of all these efforts and expense, the results with pediatric lung transplantation are the worst of all solid
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Chest, 1980
The 38th attempt at allotransplantation of a human lung is described in a patient with injury due to smoke inhalation. The innovative features in the procedure included prolonged support with an extracorporeal membrane oxygenator during and for four days following transplantation, pharmacologic control of platelet function with sulfinpyrazone ...
J M, Nelems +5 more
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The 38th attempt at allotransplantation of a human lung is described in a patient with injury due to smoke inhalation. The innovative features in the procedure included prolonged support with an extracorporeal membrane oxygenator during and for four days following transplantation, pharmacologic control of platelet function with sulfinpyrazone ...
J M, Nelems +5 more
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Pediatric lung transplantation
Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2017Pediatric lung transplantation is a highly specialized clinical endeavor. Since the late 1980's, there have only been slightly more than 2200 implants reported to the International Society for Heart and Lung transplantation registry. This review will discuss the historical aspects of pediatric lung transplantation.
Roosevelt, Bryant +2 more
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Pediatric lung transplantation
Chest Surgery Clinics of North America, 2003Lung transplantation usually provides prolongation and marked improvement in quality of life in patients who would otherwise die from end-stage pulmonary disease. Many questions remain unanswered and important deterrents exist to long-term survival of these patients.
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PEDIATRIC LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
Clinics in Chest Medicine, 1997Pediatric lung transplantation is becoming more common, and with increasing experience there is increasing success. The most common indications for considering lung transplantation are cystic fibrosis, pulmonary vascular disease (usually due to congenital heart disease), and fibrotic lung disease.
P C, Stillwell, G B, Mallory
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