title: Update on lung transplantation: programmes, patients and prospects.
authors.affiliation: Heart and Lung Transplant Service, Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. tom.kotsimbos@monash.edu
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kotsimbos
authors.forename: Trevor J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Gary P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D055371:Acute Lung Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000367:Age Factors; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015897:Comorbidity; D003657:Decision Making; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology; D018579:Patient Selection; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000639:trends; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000639:trends; D014850:Waiting Lists
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents