Assessing and Addressing Frailty in Candidates for Lung Transplantation: An ISHLT Consensus Statement.
Abstract
The ISHLT Consensus document for the selection of lung transplant candidates recommends frailty assessment as part of a comprehensive candidacy evaluation. Missing from this and other recent consensus documents were practical recommendations on which frailty measures to consider and what to do with the information once obtained. In this consensus document, we address practical and logistical issues regarding the assessment and management of frailty in lung transplant candidates.
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Authors: Michaela Restivo Anderson, Selim M. Arcasoy, Christian Benden, Marie M Budev, Marlene Cano, Kam Man Larissa Chandra, Malachy James Clancy, Joshua Diamond, Ioannis Dimarakis, Alexander Dragnich, Louise Fuller, Vasiliki Gerovasili, Laurent Godinas, Zubair A. Hashmi, Are Martin Holm, Brittany Koons, Z. Kovacs, Jin Gu Lee, Erin M. Lowery, Julia A. Maheshwari, Federica Meloni, E. E. MONTGOMERY, Catherine N. Myers, Justin P. Rosenheck, Aman Sidhu, Lianne Gail Singer, Laurie D. Snyder, Syed Zulkharnain Tousheed, Rhea A. Varughese, James Walsh, Barbara Wilkey, M. Malouf, Jonathan Paul Singer
Institutions: University of Pennsylvania, University of Washington, Northwestern University, University of Alberta, Harvard University, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, Duke University, University Health Network, Yonsei University, Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione, Virginia Commonwealth University, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Technology Sydney, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Oslo, Prince Charles Hospital, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, University of Pavia, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Medical University of Vienna, Boston Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, Oslo University Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Villanova University, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, The Alfred Hospital, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Harefield Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom), Papworth Hospital