• Archer Kilbourne Martin, Anna Katja Reed, Konrad Hoetzenecker, and Julien Fessler.
• Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Jacksonville, <state>FL. Electronic address: martin.archer@mayo.edu.
• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 2023 Nov 1; 37 (11): 220722142207-2214.

AbstractLung transplantation is the ultimate treatment for end-stage lung disease (ESLD) arising from various etiologies. This manuscript will focus on selected aspects of a theoretical perioperative lung transplantation plan, highlighting data-driven and theoretical techniques the authors would employ if they were the index patient undergoing surgery. Beginning with looking for a transplant center using an Internet search, patient advocacy organizations, and artificial intelligence guidance, the authors lay out a course for multidisciplinary care throughout the entire patient journey, ending with ideal approaches to recovery 6 months posttransplantation. Although the index case will focus on a theoretical patient with pulmonary fibrosis, the general management principles will be applicable across the entire spectrum of patients with ESLD presenting for lung transplantation.Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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