A large team of surgeons and organ transplant researchers affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S. has found an ...

Citation: Study finds women are less likely to get a lung transplant than men, spend six weeks longer on waiting list (2025, January 9) retrieved 4 February 2025 from https://medicalxpress.com ...

To survive, the team at UW Health put her on a list for a double lung transplant. She’s now standing on her own. NEW BERLIN, ...

The Lung Transplant Program at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is a national leader in advanced lung disease and offers a variety of options for patients in need of a lung transplant. Our team is led ...

One of these methods, which has been used in the US and many European countries for some time now, has finally made its way to the UK as well. Known as Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP), this technique is ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Women are less likely than men to get a needed lung transplant and spend an average of 6 weeks longer waiting for one ...

Lung transplant recipients are highly susceptible to infection, the researchers noted, and P. aeruginosa is a leading cause of bacterial pneumonia for them. Indeed, it was the most frequently isolated ...

Milestone in the field of lung transplantation: Improvement in rejection and infection rate thanks to extracorporeal photopheresis Findings could significantly change the standard procedure for ...

Our surgeons tailor the transplant operation to the patient. We realize that no two patients are alike and that the operation has an important impact on outcomes. To each case, our surgeons bring a ...

The UAB Lung Transplant Program aims to provide exceptional, comprehensive lung transplant care from an experienced team of specialists, including surgeons, cardiologists, nurses, dieticians, ...