Main description:

In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jasleen Kukreja and Aida Venado bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Lung Transplantation. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as inpatient management of the acutely decompensating lung transplant candidate, lung allograft rejection, management of the potential lung donor, postoperative management of lung transplant recipients, and more.

Contains a variety of relevant, practice-oriented topics including donation after circulatory death; lung transplant for ARDS; centralized organ recovery and reconditioning centers; infectious complications in lung transplantation; anesthetic management during lung transplantation; and more.

Provides in-depth clinical reviews on lung transplantation, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Contents:

Outpatient Pharmacologic Management of Lung Transplant Candidates on the Waiting List
Inpatient Management of the Acutely Decompensating Lung Transplant Candidate
Lung Transplantation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Management of the Potential Lung Donor
Donation After Circulatory Death in lung transplantation
Centralized Organ Recovery and Reconditioning Centers
Anesthetic Management During Lung Transplantation - What's New in 2021?
Early Postoperative Management of Lung Transplant Recipients
Surgical Complications of Lung Transplantation
Infectious Complications in Lung Transplant Recipients
Lung Allograft Rejection
Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction
Nonallograft Complications of Lung Transplantation
Lung Retransplantation