Lung Transplantation : Principles and Practice

Lung Transplantation: Principles and Practice covers the current practice in donor and recipient management as well as current treatment strategies and outcomes. With 39 chapters from international experts in the field, the book is divided into four broad sections: General Topics, Donor Management, Recipient Management and Outcome, and the Future of Lung Transplantation.

The book discusses significant advances achieved in the past decade in areas such as donor allocation, organ preservation and management, recipient selection, management and support, surgical and critical care techniques, immune suppression, and infection prophylaxis. Specific instances of pulmonary disease that commonly necessitate lung transplantation are also covered.

Generously illustrated in full color, this valuable resource is relevant to both specialists and other providers who may refer or care for patients before and after transplantation.

Edited by

Wickii T. Vigneswaran, MD, MBA, FRCSC, FRCS(CTh), FACS, professor and chief of thoracic surgery, Loyola University Medical Center and Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago (Maywood), Illinois, USA

Edward R. Garrity, Jr., MD, MBA, professor of medicine, vice chair of clinical operations, and associate director of transplantation services, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA

John A. Odell, MBChB, FRCS(Ed), FACS, emeritus professor of surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA