Contemporary Lung Transplantation

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bertani, Alessandro (Editor), Vitulo, Patrizio (Editor), Grossi, Paolo Antonio (Editor)
Summary:900 p. 100 illus.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Series:Organ and Tissue Transplantation,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20788-9
Format: Electronic Book
Table of 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.