Lung Transplant

Guest: Philip J. Spencer, M.D.
Host: Malcolm R. Bell, M.D.

Lung transplant has developed during the last 4 a long time to grow to be the one “durable” therapy for finish stage lung failure and pulmonary hypertension. Long-term survival stays a problem nevertheless is bettering with time whereas the severity of sickness we will deal with continues to broaden.

Topics Discussed:
What sufferers are we at the moment treating with lung transplantation and the way has this modified over time.
What instruments have developed during the last 10-15 years which have elevated our skill to broaden lung transplantation to older and extra severely sick sufferers?
What areas do you see as a spotlight for enchancment within the subsequent decade within the discipline of lung transplantation?