Table 10.

Key points: Lung transplantation

• In patients with chronic obstructive lung disease, the timing of lung transplantation is guided by the BODE index score

• The LAS is a composite score composed of numerous physiological and comorbid variables designed to give prioritization to patients with higher predicted waitlist mortality and transplantation benefit

• Pretransplantation cytomegalovirus serostatus–negative recipients who receive organs from positive donors are at increased risk of developing posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease after lung transplantation

Definition of abbreviation: BODE = body mass index (B), airflow obstruction (O), dyspnea (D), and exercise capacity (E); LAS = lung allocation score.