MICU Education

Lung Transplantation

UPMC is one of the leading lung transplant centers, and in the MICU, we manage many patients either awaiting lung transplantation or who have complications past 3 months post-transplant.

Lectures

See the lecture on lung transplant and immunosuppression for a brief overview:

Additonal Reading

To learn more about lung transplant, refer to these review articles:

• General overview of lung transplantation and review of organ allocation
• Selection of candidates for lung transplantation
• Immunosuppression for lung transplantation

For recent reviews on lung transplantation, visit  .

References

1. Bhorade SM and Stern E. Immunosuppression for lung transplantation. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society. 2009; 6:47-53.


2. Kreider M and Kotloff RM. Selection of candidates for lung transplantation. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society. 2009; 6:20-7.


3. Orens JB and Garrity ER, Jr. General overview of lung transplantation and review of organ allocation. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society. 2009; 6:13-9.