Re-do lung transplantation: keys to success

Lung transplantation (LTx) is a life-saving treatment for patient’s afflicted by end-stage pulmonary disease. The field has enjoyed tremendous growth over the past several decades with an improvement in outcomes and survival. Increasing experience and improvements in survival has led to an increased frequency of patients being considered for pulmonary re-transplantation. Although survival following lung re-transplantation (ReLTx) has had definite improvement in recent years, outcomes remain poorer than with primary LTx.