Lung Transplantation | Selection Criteria for Emphysema or COPD Patient
Purpose: | To determine if a patient with COPD or emphysema is a candidate for lung transplantation. |
Specialty: | Pulmonary Disease, Transplant Surgery |
Objective: | risk factors, selection |
ICD-10: | J43.9, J44.9, Z94.2 |
Description: | A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or emphysema may be a candidate for lung transplant if certain poor prognostic factors are present. |
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