Lung Transplantation

Ganesh Raghu

ISBN 10: 303008194X / ISBN 13: 9783030081942

Published by Springer Nature Switzerland AG, CH, 2019

About this Item

Provides an overview of the current status of lung transplantationPresents general principles, indications, and approach to and complications of lung transplantation  Offers medical and surgical guidelines for lung transplantation Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2018 ed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lung Transplantation
• Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, CH
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 303008194X
• ISBN 13: 9783030081942
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book details all aspects of lung transplantation and equips the general pulmonologist/physician with the necessary tools and knowledge to assist patients with the preparation for and care post lung transplantation. Written by global experts, chapters  present general principles and history; indications and eligibility for lung transplantation, including screening for COPD, cystic fibrosis, scleroderma, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension; approach to and complications of lung transplantation, such as prognostic markers, radiological approach, and immunology and rejection; and medical and surgical guidelines for lung transplantation. The goal of lung transplantation is to increase survival and to provide a greater quality of life for patients with untreatable end-stage lung disease and this book serves to best prepare clinicians in achieving that goal. Lung Transplantation: Evolving knowledge and New horizons offersvaluable insights into this modality and is an authoritative resource for multidisciplinary services that include experts in pulmonary diseases, critical care, cardiology, thoracic surgery, infection diseases, internal medicine,  radiology , immunology, nephrology, rehabilitation, psychology /psychiatry, nurses, social workers and  nutritionists.

About the Author

Ganesh Raghu, MD, FCCP, FACP

Professor of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine

Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

University of Washington

Seattle, WA, USA

Director

Center for Interstitial Lung Disease; ILD, Sarcoid and Pulmonary Fibrosis Program

Co-Director

Scleroderma Clinic

University of Washington Medicine

Seattle, WA, USA

Roberto G. Carbone, MD, FCCP

Consultant

University of Genoa

Department of Internal Medicine

Genoa, Italy