Clinical and experimental aspects of single-lung transplantation.
Recent progress in immunosuppressive therapy for lung transplantation, improvements in surgical technique, advances in lung preservation methods, and appropriate management of cadaver organ donors have all improved the prospects for lung transplantation as a feasible therapeutic procedure for selected patients with end-stage pulmonary disease. The major limiting factor in the application of this operation will be the scarcity of good lung donors.
D000818:Animals; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008722:Methods; D009926:Organ Preservation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011182:Postoperative Care; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement