Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry
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Laboratory services for the support of heart and lung transplantation in Australia have adapted to the special needs of the clinicians looking after the heart and lung transplantation patients. ⋯ Diagnostic pathology testing to support heart and lung transplantation is a combination of routine testing and specialized testing. Depending on the time-critical nature of the tests, this testing has to be done on site or in more centralized testing facilities. Further developments in the laboratory support of heart and lung transplantation will hopefully continue to improve both the short- and long-term outcomes of thoracic organ transplant recipients.