Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Cystic fibrosis" and "Society guideline links: Management of potential deceased organ donors" and "Society guideline links: Infections in solid organ transplant recipients".)
International
●Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD): Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, update (2023)
●International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT): Consensus document for the selection of lung transplant candidates, update (2021)
●ISHLT: Consensus report from the 2018 consensus conference on immunomodulating agents in thoracic transplantation – Access, formulations, generics, therapeutic drug monitoring, and special populations (published 2020)
●ISHLT: Consensus statement for the standardization of bronchoalveolar lavage in lung transplantation (2020)
●ISHLT: Consensus statement on donor heart and lung procurement (2020)
●ISHLT: Expert consensus statement for the utilization of hepatitis C virus-infected organ donors in cardiothoracic transplantation (2020)
●ISHLT: Consensus report on chronic lung allograft dysfunction – Definition, diagnostic criteria, and approaches to treatment (2019)
●ISHLT: Consensus statement on adult and pediatric airway complications after lung transplantation – Definitions, grading system, and therapeutics (2018)
●ISHLT/Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (APM)/American Society of Transplantation (AST)/International Consortium of Circulatory Assist Clinicians (ICCAC)/Society for Transplant Social Workers (STSW): Recommendations for the psychosocial evaluation of adult cardiothoracic transplant candidates and candidates for long-term mechanical circulatory support (2018)
●ISHLT: A 2016 consensus group statement on primary lung graft dysfunction, part I – Definition and grading (published 2017)
●ISHLT: A 2016 consensus group statement on primary lung graft dysfunction, part II – Epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes (published 2017)
●ISHLT: A 2016 consensus group statement on primary lung graft dysfunction, part III – Mechanisms (published 2017)
●ISHLT: A 2016 consensus group statement on primary lung graft dysfunction, part IV – Prevention and treatment (published 2017)
●ISHLT: 2015 guidelines for the management of fungal infections in mechanical circulatory support and cardiothoracic organ transplant recipients – Executive summary (published 2016)
●ISHLT: Consensus report on antibody-mediated rejection of the lung (2016)
●ISHLT: Adult cardiothoracic transplant nursing – Consensus document on the current adult nursing practice in heart and lung transplantation (2015)
●ISHLT: Statement on transplant ethics (2007, updated 2014)
●American Thoracic Society (ATS)/ISHLT/Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)/Association of Organ and Procurement Organizations (AOPO)/United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS): Statement on ethical and policy considerations in organ donation after circulatory determination of death (2013)
●ISHLT: A 2010 working formulation for the standardization of definitions of infections in cardiothoracic transplant recipients (published 2011)
United States
●American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS): Current position statements
●ASTS: Recommendations on best practices in donation after circulatory death organ procurement (2023)
●Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN): Policies (2023)
●Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF): Consensus guidelines on lung transplant referral for individuals with cystic fibrosis (2019)
●International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)/Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (APM)/American Society of Transplantation (AST)/International Consortium of Circulatory Assist Clinicians (ICCAC)/Society for Transplant Social Workers (STSW): Recommendations for the psychosocial evaluation of adult cardiothoracic transplant candidates and candidates for long-term mechanical circulatory support (2018)
●National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Consensus statement on models of lung transplant research (2017)
●AST: Executive summary on pediatric lung transplantation (2006)
Europe
●European Centres of Reference Networks for Cystic Fibrosis (ECORN-CF): Practical guidelines on lung transplantation in patients with cystic fibrosis (2014)
United Kingdom
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Interventional procedures guidance for ex situ machine perfusion for extracorporeal preservation of lungs (ex vivo lung perfusion) for transplant (2021)
●NICE: Guidelines for organ donation for transplantation – Improving donor identification and consent rates for deceased organ donation (2011, updated 2016)
