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Respir Care Clin N Am · Dec 2004
Review Comparative StudyCurrent concepts and controversies in lung transplantation.
- Anil J Trindade and Scott M Palmer.
- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
- Respir Care Clin N Am. 2004 Dec 1;10(4):427-47, v.
AbstractThis article reviews the history of organ transplantation, specifically focusing on the advances leading to the first successful human lung transplant. It also provides an overview of the com-mon indications and general selection criteria for lung transplant recipients, highlights areas of current controversy in pulmonary transplantation, reviews current approaches to posttransplantation immunosuppression, and discusses common complications seen intransplant recipients.
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