Lung Transplantation

Part 1 General: introduction, G.A. Patterson and L. Couraud; historical perspective of lung transplantation, J.D. Cooper. Part 2 Selection criteria and preoperative management: general recipient selection criteria, R.M. Bolman; discussion, H.-J. Schafers; selection criteria and preoperative management; obstructive and restrictive lung disease, B. Andreassian et al; discussion, E.P. Trulock; selection criteria and preoperative management; pulmonary vascular disease, M.K. Pasque; selection criteria and pre-operative management; septic lung disease, M.E. Hodson; discussion, H. Shennib; pre-operative management of the lung transplant candidate, J.R. Maurer; discussion, Dromer and Gallon and the Bordeaux lung and heart-lung transplant group; selection and management of the lung donor, T.M. Egan; discussion, A. Varela. Part 3 Allograft preservation: recent progress in experimental lung preservation, S. Sundaresan; discussion - the development of a flush solution for lung preservation - assessment and experimental application of extracellular-type phosphate buffered solution (EP4), S. Fujimura et al; preservation for clinical lung transplantation, A. Haverich. Part 4 Technique: organ procurement technique, J.F. Velly et al; anesthetic considerations, A.N. Triantafillou; discussion, A. Triscott; technique of single-lung transplantation, T.J. Kirby and P.L. Birnbaum; discussion, J.H. Dark; technique of bilateral lung transplantation, J.M. Arcidi and G.A. Patterson; technique of en bloc double-lung transplantation with bronchial revascularization, J.F. Velly et al; technique of heart-lung transplantation, Dartevelle et al; discussion, B.P. Griffith. Part 5 Postoperative assessment and management: lung transplantation - post-operative management, P.L. Waters; discussion - post-operative care following lung transplantation, B.P. Madden; radiologic assessment after lung transplantation, S. Herman; discussion, D.C. Anderson; lung transplantation pathology - allograft evaluation, D.W. Chamberlain; discussion, S. Stewart; immune suppression - background and considerations in lung transplantation, K.R. Harmon and M.I. Hertz. Part 6 Results: single-lung transplantation - results, N.A. Ettinger; discussion, W. Klepetko; results of a bilateral lung transplantation, G.A. Patterson; heart-lung transplantation - results, M. Tamm et al; pediatric lung transplantation, T.L. Spray and C.B. Huddleston; discussion, D. Metras; results of the international registry, M.S. Pohl and J.D. Cooper; quality of life evaluation after lung and heart-lung transplantation - a retrospective study, Dromer et al; discussion, L. Ochoa. Part 7 Complications: airway complications, L. Couraud and S.A.M. Nashef; discussion, G.A. Patterson; rejection in lung transplantation, T.J. Williams; discussion, J.P. Scott; infectious complications after heart-lung and lung transplantation, J. Cerrina et al. (Part contents).