Report of the ISHLT working group on primary lung graft dysfunction, part I: definition and grading—a 2016 consensus group statement of the International Society for …
GI Snell, RD Yusen, D Weill, M Strueber… - The Journal of Heart …, 2017 - jhltonline.org
Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) refers to the syndrome of acute lung injury early after lung
transplantation (LTx). 1 In 2005, based on the need for a reliable and valid definition with
clear taxonomy, the first International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
Working Group on PGD proposed a consensus-based standardized definition and grading
system. 1 This definition has since been used to characterize PGD clinically by diffuse
alveolar infiltrates on chest X-ray imaging, with the degree of associated hypoxemia …
transplantation (LTx). 1 In 2005, based on the need for a reliable and valid definition with
clear taxonomy, the first International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
Working Group on PGD proposed a consensus-based standardized definition and grading
system. 1 This definition has since been used to characterize PGD clinically by diffuse
alveolar infiltrates on chest X-ray imaging, with the degree of associated hypoxemia …