Main description:

​The purpose of this work is to prepare transplant professionals to be successful in an era when being good clinicians and surgeons is no longer enough to achieve excellence. This book addresses the need and the questions of everyone involved in lung transplantation.  Further, it will serve as a unique information source for anyone looking to become more familiar with the process of lung transplantation at all levels. Finally, it will potentially define the clinical care standards for transplant programs moving forward in the future. The book spans the pre-operative work-up, the surgical nuances, the post-operative immunosuppression management, and special approaches to critical concerns in lung transplantation.  Additional chapters cover every area of interest of the modern transplant program. This book goes beyond the analysis of the formal medical and surgical aspects of lung transplantation and introduces deep knowledge on key aspects of contemporary transplant programs, such as novel scientific progress in lung transplantation, physical rehabilitation, palliative care, the multiple requirements of regulatory agencies ruling transplantation, quality measurements for transplant programs, finance, liability and the administration of an effective transplant program. Lung Transplantation is organized into sections and chapters focusing on each key aspect of lung transplantation. The progression through the different sections is logical and offers the opportunity to analyze clinical as well as basic science and organizational issues that pertain specifically to lung transplantation. This book is the first of its kind in terms of the comprehensive analysis of lung transplantation and address every critical component required for a successful high profile programmatic existence in lung transplantation. It defines the standards for clinical excellence for the first time in the field.

Feature:

​The first of its kind in terms of the comprehensive analysis of lung transplantation

Defines the standards for clinical excellence in the field

Addresses organizational issues that are vital to the good performance of transplant programs

Contents:

​​History of lung transplantation.- Single and Double sequential transplantation.- Organ procurement.- Live donor lung transplant.- Lobar lung transplantation.- Combined transplantations: Lung and other organs.- Retransplantation.- Anesthesia management of lung transplant.- Viral diseases.- Infections and sepsis after lung transplantation.- The immune system.- Immunologic considerations in lung transplantation pre transplant.- Immunologic considerations in lung transplantation post transplant.- Pathology of the lung.- Xenotransplantation.- Pediatric lung transplantation.- Rehabilitation after lung transplantation.- Palliative care in lung transplantation, when to consult a specialist.- ECMO as a bridge to lung transplantation.- The role of the pulmonologist in end stage lung disease and after transplantation.- Diet and exercise before and after lung transplantation.- Lung transplantation – medical management in the post-operative setting.- Lung transplantation - bronchoscopic surveillance and biopsy.- Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.- Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion and Transplantation.- The lung allocation score - understanding the dynamics and is it fair?.- Critical care for the lung transplant patient.- Regulatory agencies in transplantation.- Quality measure of a contemporary lung transplant program.- Candidate evaluation, testing, and the multidisciplinary discussion for listing.- Clinical pathways in lung transplantation.- The role of transplant coordinators pre-transplant.- The role of transplant coordinators post-transplant.- The finance of lung transplantation.- The role of the epidemiologist in a lung transplant program.- How to effectively run a contemporary lung transplant program in the third millennium in North America.- Liability of transplant programs in North America in the third millennium.​