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ISHLT Consensus Statement on adult and pediatric airway complications after lung transplantation: Definitions, grading system, and therapeutics

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Abstract

© 2018 International Society for the Heart and Lung Transplantation. Airway complications remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality after cardiothoracic transplantation. The reported incidence of airway ischemic complications varies widely, contributed to by the lack of a universally accepted grading system and standardized definitions. Furthermore, the majority of the existing classification systems fail to integrate the wide range of possible bronchial complications that may develop after lung transplant. Hence, a Working Group was created by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation with the aim of elaborating a universal definition of adult and pediatric airway complications and grading system. One such area of focus is to understand the problem in the context of a more standardized consensus of classifying airway ischemia. This consensus definition will have major clinical, therapeutics, and research implications.

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Author(s): Crespo MM, McCarthy DP, Hopkins PM, Clark SC, Budev M, Bermudez CA, Benden C, Eghtesady P, Lease ED, Leard L, D'Cunha J, Wigfield CH, Cypel M, Diamond JM, Yun JJ, Yarmus L, Machuzak M, Klepetko W, Verleden G, Hoetzenecker K, Dellgren G, Mulligan M

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Year: 2018

Volume: 37

Issue: 5

Pages: 548-563

Print publication date: 01/05/2018

Online publication date: 07/02/2018

Acceptance date: 02/04/2016

ISSN (print): 1053-2498

ISSN (electronic): 1557-3117

Publisher: Elsevier USA

URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.1309

DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.1309

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