LUNG TRANSPLANTATION

This study involved 81 children who had received an organ transplant (like kidney, liver, or heart) and were taking a standard anti-rejection drug called Prograf. Researchers wanted to see if switching to a longer-acting version called Advagraf was safe and worked just as well. T…

This study looked at 11 women with lung transplants who had babies between 2012 and 2021. Researchers checked if shared immune markers (HLA) between the child and the lung donor increased the risk of organ rejection after pregnancy. The goal is to better understand these risks an…

This study followed 340 lung transplant patients who had donor-specific antibodies. Researchers gave them a combination of treatments including immunoglobulins, plasmapheresis, and rituximab, then checked every 6 months to see if the antibodies disappeared. The goal was to unders…

This study looked at whether placing brain-dead organ donors face-down (prone position) helps keep their lungs healthy enough for transplant. Researchers compared this to the usual face-up (supine) position in 254 donors across 10 hospitals in Argentina. The goal was to see if th…

This study looked at 80 people who had a lung transplant to see if two simple tests could warn doctors early when a patient's health starts to get worse. The tests measured breathing effort (neural respiratory drive) and a heart-related protein (Pro-BNP) in the blood. The goal wa…