ABSTRACT
Lung transplantation is established as a successful treatment
option for those with end-stage lung disease that is
unresponsive to maximal medical therapy and where no
effective medical therapy exists. Over 2000 lung transplants
are performed each year worldwide (Christie et al. 2009). In
carefully selected patients, transplantation confers both
quality-of-life and survival benefits, with many recipients
now surviving more than 10 years.
