Lung transplantation in connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease

The science and practice of organ transplant have evolved, and a lung transplant is now a viable option that can add years and quality to life. The connective tissue diseases (CTDs) at present form a very small percentage of the indications for which lung transplants are done today. Patients with in...

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Main Authors: Srinivas Rajagopala, Apar Jindal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Rheumatology
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Online Access:http://www.indianjrheumatol.com/article.asp?issn=0973-3698;year=2021;volume=16;issue=5;spage=101;epage=108;aulast=Rajagopala
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description The science and practice of organ transplant have evolved, and a lung transplant is now a viable option that can add years and quality to life. The connective tissue diseases (CTDs) at present form a very small percentage of the indications for which lung transplants are done today. Patients with interstitial lung disease or those with respiratory failure as a result of pulmonary vascular disease may benefit from transplants if done in the right setting. The various nonpulmonary manifestations of CTDs influence the odds of the success of a lung transplant and need to be taken into account beforehand. Evaluation of the individual candidate, ensuring disease remission at the time of the transplant, anticipating the surgical and anesthetic challenges and the postsurgical intensive care-related challenges is important. Careful patient selection and meticulous preprocedure evaluation are likely to result in good outcomes.
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spelling doaj.art-c15313936fc3466595ea5e8320d7ca4d2022-12-22T04:04:22ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Rheumatology0973-36980973-37012021-01-0116510110810.4103/0973-3698.332984Lung transplantation in connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung diseaseSrinivas RajagopalaApar JindalThe science and practice of organ transplant have evolved, and a lung transplant is now a viable option that can add years and quality to life. The connective tissue diseases (CTDs) at present form a very small percentage of the indications for which lung transplants are done today. Patients with interstitial lung disease or those with respiratory failure as a result of pulmonary vascular disease may benefit from transplants if done in the right setting. The various nonpulmonary manifestations of CTDs influence the odds of the success of a lung transplant and need to be taken into account beforehand. Evaluation of the individual candidate, ensuring disease remission at the time of the transplant, anticipating the surgical and anesthetic challenges and the postsurgical intensive care-related challenges is important. Careful patient selection and meticulous preprocedure evaluation are likely to result in good outcomes.http://www.indianjrheumatol.com/article.asp?issn=0973-3698;year=2021;volume=16;issue=5;spage=101;epage=108;aulast=Rajagopalaconnective tissue diseaseinterstitial lung diseaselung transplantationpulmonary hypertensionscleroderma
spellingShingle Srinivas Rajagopala
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Lung transplantation in connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease
Indian Journal of Rheumatology
connective tissue disease
interstitial lung disease
lung transplantation
pulmonary hypertension
scleroderma
title Lung transplantation in connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease
title_full Lung transplantation in connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease
title_fullStr Lung transplantation in connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease
title_full_unstemmed Lung transplantation in connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease
title_short Lung transplantation in connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease
title_sort lung transplantation in connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease
topic connective tissue disease
interstitial lung disease
lung transplantation
pulmonary hypertension
scleroderma
url http://www.indianjrheumatol.com/article.asp?issn=0973-3698;year=2021;volume=16;issue=5;spage=101;epage=108;aulast=Rajagopala
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