Jan D. Manzetti

TL;DR: Recipients with obliterative bronchiolitis detected in the preclinical stage were significantly more likely to be in remission than recipients who had clinical disease at the time of diagnosis and results indicate that acute rejection is the most significant risk factor for development of obliteration and that obliteration responds to treatment with augmented immunosuppression when it is detected early by surveillance transbronchial biopsy.

TL;DR: To the extent that psychologic distress increases the likelihood of perceived physical limitations, timely identification and treatment of distress may help to maximize quality of life after lung and heart-lung transplantation.

TL;DR: Pretransplant psychiatric history, educational level, posttransplant caregiver support, and health concerns were the most important independent correlates of the recipients' psychological outcome.

TL;DR: It is suggested that patients awaiting lung transplantation perceived improved quality of well-being and increased walk distance after participation in a health maintenance program, and education plus exercise conferred no benefits beyond those achieved by education alone.

TL;DR: Transplant team members are encouraged to be aware of and help patients refrain from using avoidant coping strategies, which are associated with poor health status and lower quality of life.