| Guidelines |
| Indications |
Pulmonary disease with life expectancy < 2 years
Medical therapy ineffective or unavailable
Strong motivation for lung transplant
Severe functional limitation but good potential for rehabilitation
Satisfactory psychosocial support |
| Contraindications |
Untreatable nonpulmonary organ dysfunction (liver, kidneys, heart)
Active malignancy during previous 2 years
Noncurable chronic extrapulmonary infection (hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human immunodeficiency virus)
Substance abuse during previous 6 months (cigarettes, drugs, alcohol)
Unstable psychosocial status or poor medical compliance |
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