title: Lung transplantation assessment in a patient with COPD: a case study.
abstract: This article focuses on the lung transplant assessment process for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It explains the investigations undertaken and their relevance in the context of transplantation. For a patient to be accepted onto the lung transplant waiting list, it is important to establish that their lung disease is severe enough to warrant transplantation, while ensuring that the patient is well enough to undergo the procedure with the potential for a good subsequent quality of life. The article also explores the importance of supportive care, symptom management and psychosocial assessment in potential lung transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Nurse Specialist in Transplantation, Harefield Hospital, Middlesex.
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCurry
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: Nicky
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Crouchen
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed