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Review
. 2025 May;25(3):100328.
doi: 10.1016/j.clinme.2025.100328. Epub 2025 May 15.

Lung transplant: A clinical overview

Usman Feroze Khatana  1 , Jasvir Singh Parmar  2 , Caroline M Patterson  2
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Review

Lung transplant: A clinical overview

Usman Feroze Khatana et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2025 May.

Abstract

Lung transplant is a recognised treatment option for end-stage respiratory failure. It is, however, a complex process and involves careful patient selection, comprehensive work-up followed by a technically challenging surgical procedure and a rigorous follow-up. In this article we provide an overview of the process, condensed down to the important facts for physicians with limited experience with transplant patients or medicine. Our aim is to take the reader through the journey from patient selection to post-transplant care and attempt to address commonly faced issues with such a niche cohort of patients.

Keywords: Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD); Immunosuppression; Lung transplant.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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