Journal article
Lung transplantation in India: A possible treatment option
The National medical journal of India, Vol.21(5), pp.228-233
09/01/2008
PMID: 19320322
Abstract
The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in India is on the rise, accounting for nearly 1 in 10 deaths. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is highly prevalent in India and is projected to be the third leading cause of deaths worldwide by 2020. Improved access to healthcare and better imaging modalities have led to an increase in the diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis and cystic fibrosis in India. For these end-stage lung diseases, lung transplantation is an effective and established treatment option in North America and Europe. The indications, techniques, outcomes and complications of lung transplantation are well documented. The criteria for recipient/donor selection are now better defined and the surgical technique has improved over the past 2 decades. Based on our experience of setting up a lung transplantation programme, we have outlined the resources required for the perioperative and postoperative management of such patients.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Lung transplantation in India: A possible treatment option
- Creators
- Kalpaj R. Parekh - Univ Iowa Hosp & Clin, Dept Cardiothorac Surg, Iowa City, IA 52242 USAPrasad S. Adusumilli - Mécanique et Engrenage ModerneG. Alexander Patterson - Supreme Council Of Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The National medical journal of India, Vol.21(5), pp.228-233
- Publisher
- All India Inst Medical Sciences
- PMID
- 19320322
- ISSN
- 0970-258X
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2008
- Academic Unit
- Anatomy and Cell Biology; Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984284344502771
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