Essentials in Lung Transplantation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Glanville, Allan R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Thoracic surgery.; Respiratory organs-Diseases.; Thoracic Surgery.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

This book presents a clear and concise summary of the clinical tenets of lung transplantation with an update on recent developments in the field. It examines the operational principles which underpin successful lung transplantations and shows how an evidenced based approach combined with wisdom born...

Table of Contents:

• Who and When to Transplant
• DCD vs DBD
• ECMO and EVLP
• Immunosuppression
• Acute Cellular Rejection
• Antibody Mediated Rejection
• The Human Respiratory Microbiome
• Community Acquired Respiratory Viruses
• Surveillance Bronchoscopy
• Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction: Phenotypes and the future
• Lung Transplantation for Interstitial lung disease
• Lung Transplantation for Obstructive lung diseases
• Lung Transplantation for pulmonary hypertension
• Fungal Infection
• How to measure success. .