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SUBMITTER: Porteous MK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4624097 | biostudies-other | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Porteous Mary K MK Diamond Joshua M JM Christie Jason D JD
Current opinion in organ transplantation 20151001 5
<h4>Purpose of review</h4>In 2005, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation published a standardized definition of primary graft dysfunction (PGD), facilitating new knowledge on this form of acute lung injury that occurs within 72 h of lung transplantation. PGD continues to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This article will summarize the current literature on the epidemiology of PGD, pathogenesis, risk factors, and preventive and treatment strategies.<h ...[more]