title: Current State of Pediatric Lung Transplantation.
abstract: Cardiothoracic transplantation has significantly impacted the lives of pediatric patients with advanced cardiopulmonary failure. The current state of lung transplantation in children as well as its ongoing and future challenges are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. hayes.705@osu.edu.|Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. hayes.705@osu.edu.|Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA. hayes.705@osu.edu.
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Benden
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Stuart C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sweet
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Center for Excellence in Pulmonary Biology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Carol K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Conrad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods; D007223:Infant; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D040841:Resource Allocation; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Children; Heart; Lung; Pediatric; Transplantation