2022 Update of indications and contraindications for lung transplantation in France.

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Date publication

novembre 2022

Journal

Respiratory medicine and research

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr OLLAND Anne


Tous les auteurs :
Le Pavec J, Pison C, Hirschi S, Bunel V, Mordant P, Brugière O, Guen ML, Olland A, Coiffard B, Renaud-Picard B, Tissot A, Brioude G, Borie R, Crestani B, Deslée G, Stelianides S, Mal H, Schuller A, Falque L, Lorillon G, Tazi A, Burgel PR, Grenet D, De Miranda S, Bergeron A, Launay D, Cottin V, Nunes H, Valeyre D, Uzunhan Y, Prévot G, Sitbon O, Montani D, Savale L, Humbert M, Fadel E, Mercier O, Mornex JF, Dauriat G, Reynaud-Gaubert M

Résumé

Lung transplantation (LTx) is a steadily expanding field. The considerable developments have been driven over the years by indefatigable work conducted at LTx centers to improve donor and recipient selection, combined with multifaceted efforts to overcome challenges raised by the surgical procedure, perioperative care, and long-term medical complications. One consequence has been a pruning away of contraindications over time, which has, in some ways, complicated the patient selection process. The Francophone Pulmonology Society (Société de Pneumology de Langue Française, SPLF) set up a task force to produce up-to-date working guidelines designed to assist pulmonologists in managing end-stage respiratory insufficiency, determining which patients may be eligible for LTx, and appropriately timing LTx-center referral. The task force examined the most recent literature and evaluated the risk factors that limit patient survival after LTx. Ideally, the objectives of LTx are to prolong life while also improving quality of life. The guidelines developed by the task force apply to a limited resource and are consistent with the ethical principles described below.

Mots clés

Candidate selection, High emergency allocation program, Lung transplantation contraindications, Lung transplantation indications

Référence

Respir Med Res. 2022 11 28;83:100981