The number of lung transplantations is progressively increasing worldwide, providing new
challenges to interprofessional teams and the intensive care units. The outcome of lung …

Recent findings on trace elements deficiencies could have important implications on health
outcomes. Trace elements delivery is a core component of nutritional care. Front-line …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive, genetic, multi‐organ disease affecting the respiratory,
digestive, endocrine, and reproductive systems. CF can affect any aspect of the …

Introduction: Lung transplantation is an effective treatment for certain types of end-stage lung
disease. Frailty is a complex clinical syndrome associated with decreased physiological …

Lung transplantation is an established treatment option that can improve quality of life and
prolong survival for select patients diagnosed with end-stage lung disease. Given the gaps …

Background Lung transplantation is an effective treatment for saving the lives of patients with
end-stage lung disease (ESLD). Lung transplant-related morbidity and mortality has …

Patients who undergo solid organ transplant can have an extensive and challenging
postoperative course. The chronicity of the disease state prior to transplant in combination …

Malnutrition among heart-transplant patients may affect survival. The aim was to investigate
the survival and nutrition status among male and female heart transplant patients who …

Objectives Infants and young children awaiting lung transplantation present challenges that
often preclude successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support as a bridge to …

Background. Malnutrition in lung transplant (LTx) candidates is an important risk factor for
adverse outcomes. We sought to evaluate the Nutritional Risk Index (NRI) in LTx candidates …