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## Purpose of review: In this article, an overview of the survival after lung transplantation will be given, with a focus on factors affecting outcome and differences in survival determined by underlying disease. ## Recent findings: Lung transplantation is an established treatment modality for patients with various end-stage lung diseases. the most recent international society for heart and lung transplantation registry reports a 1 and 5-year survival of 85 and 59%, respectively, for adult lung transplant recipients transplanted since 2010. over the past decades, significant improvements in patient outcomes have been achieved related to changes in donor selection, organ preservation, perioperative management and better treatment of postoperative complications. however, long-term graft and patient outcomes still lag behind that of other solid organ transplantations. chronic lung allograft dysfunction (clad) a condition which develops in about 50% of recipients 5 year after lung transplantation, remains the major barrier for long-term survival, although development of solid organ cancer is nowadays also an increasing cause of late mortality. ## Summary: Lung transplantation offers a

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Author

Saskia Bos; Robin Vos; Dirk E. Van Raemdonck; Geert M. Verleden

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)