The field of lung transplant has made significant advances over the last several decades.
Despite these advances, morbidity and mortality remain high when compared with other
solid organ transplants. As the field moves forward, the speed by which progress can be
made will in part be determined by our ability to overcome several stumbling blocks,
including donor shortage, proper selection of candidates, primary graft dysfunction, and
chronic lung allograft dysfunction. The advances and developments surrounding these …