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Review
. 2016 Mar;8(3):E185-96.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.02.08.

Lung transplantation at Duke

Alice L Gray  1 , Michael S Mulvihill  1 , Matthew G Hartwig  1
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Review

Lung transplantation at Duke

Alice L Gray et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Mar.

Abstract

Lung transplantation represents the gold-standard therapy for patients with end-stage lung disease. Utilization of this therapy continues to rise. The Lung Transplant Program at Duke University Medical Center was established in 1992, and since that time has grown to one of the highest volume centers in the world. The program to date has performed over 1,600 lung transplants. This report represents an up-to-date review of the practice and management strategies employed for safe and effective lung transplantation at our center. Specific attention is paid to the evaluation of candidacy for lung transplantation, donor selection, surgical approach, and postoperative management. These evidence-based strategies form the foundation of the clinical transplantation program at Duke.

Keywords: Duke University; Lung transplantation; transplant evaluation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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A patient ambulates with assistance while supported by VV ECMO deployed percutaneously through a dual-lumen cannula in the right internal jugular vein. VV, veno-venous; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
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