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Variability in immunization guidelines in children before and after lung transplantationChristian Benden
Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Lung Transplantation, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Pediatr Transplant 11:882-7. 2007..Current vaccination practices of pediatric lung transplant centers are heterogeneous. The lung transplant community would be well served by studies designed to evaluate the efficacy of vaccinations in this population...
Lung transplantation for lymphangioleiomyomatosis: the European experienceChristian Benden
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
J Heart Lung Transplant 28:1-7. 2009..Lung transplantation has been accepted widely as therapy for end-stage pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM); however, single-center and national experience is limited due to the rarity of LAM...- Body mass index and its effect on outcome in children after lung transplantationChristian Benden
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
J Heart Lung Transplant 32:196-201. 2013..However, the effect of body habitus on outcome after pediatric lung transplantation is unknown. We studied body mass index (BMI) and its effect on outcome in pediatric lung transplantation... - New developments in treatment after lung transplantationChristian Benden
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistr 100, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Curr Pharm Des 18:737-46. 2012..Unfortunately, there is no well-established therapy to address it. However, therapy attempts include change/augmentation of immunosupression, use of neomacrolides and extracorporeal photopheresis, all of which are reviewed in detail... 
Minimal acute rejection in pediatric lung transplantation--does it matter?Christian Benden
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Pediatr Transplant 14:534-9. 2010..In this select cohort, a single minimal AR episode was not associated with an increased risk for BOS within one yr following lung transplantation, in contrast to previous reports in adults...- Size-reduced lung transplantation in children--an option worth to consider!Christian Benden
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Pediatr Transplant 14:529-33. 2010..1). Our data suggest that downsized lung transplantation in pediatric recipients may have post-transplant outcomes comparable to full-size lung transplantation without significant complications... - Pediatric lung transplantation: literature review 2006-2007Christian Benden
Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Lung Transplantation, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Pediatr Transplant 12:266-73. 2008..This review summarizes 16 important original articles published in peer-reviewed journals in 2006 and 2007. This review article is intended to be comprehensive, however, not exhaustive... - Practical approach to emergencies in lung transplant recipients: how we do itMace M Schuurmans
Division of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Respiration 84:163-75. 2012..Our report is intended to help internists and pulmonologists new to the field to obtain a better understanding of the peculiarities of LTRs and their management... - Diabetes mellitus and survival in cystic fibrosis patients after lung transplantationMarkus Hofer
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
J Cyst Fibros 11:131-6. 2012..Diabetes mellitus (DM) is common in CF and associated with more severe disease. It is unclear whether DM influences outcome of lung transplantation (LTx)... - Donor predicted post-operative forced expiratory volume in one second predicts recipients' best forced expiratory volume in one second following size-reduced lung transplantationIlhan Inci
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 39:115-9. 2011..We hypothesise that donor-predicted postoperative forced expiratory volume in 1s (ppoFEV1) correlates with the recipient best FEV1 after size-reduced lung transplant, being useful for the estimation of function outcome... - Lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis: a single center experience of 100 consecutive casesIlhan Inci
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 41:435-40. 2012..This study compares our center's experience with 100 consecutive recipients in two different eras... - Extracorporeal photopheresis after lung transplantation: a 10-year single-center experienceChristian Benden
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Transplantation 86:1625-7. 2008..Furthermore, recipients with recurrent AR experience clinical stabilization. However, the underlying mechanism of ECP remains subject to further research... - Extended nitric oxide measurements in exhaled air of cystic fibrosis and healthy adultsMarkus Hofer
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistr 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
Lung 187:307-13. 2009..Extended FeNO measurements can separate alveolar and bronchial NO outputs in CF adults. The lower FeNO in adults with moderate to severe CF lung disease is likely to be the result of lower bronchial NO output... - Distress and alexithymia in lung recipients - psychosocial strains and associations with chronic allograft dysfunctionLutz Goetzmann
Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Med Wkly 140:382-7. 2010..In this study distress and alexithymia and their associations with physical parameters were investigated in lung recipients... - True survival benefit of lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis patients: the Zurich experienceMarkus Hofer
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
J Heart Lung Transplant 28:334-9. 2009.... - Persistent photodamage following drug photosensitization in a lung-transplant recipientEva Sailer
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 27:213-5. 2011..Several transient phototoxic drug reactions have been described. We report a case of a persistent phototoxic reaction to ciprofloxacin in a lung-transplant recipient on a long-term immunosuppressive drug regimen... - Exercise testing in pediatric lung transplant candidates with cystic fibrosisThomas Radtke
Exercise Physiology, Institute for Human Movement Sciences, ETH Zurich Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Pediatr Transplant 15:294-9. 2011..We propose a prospective multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy of exercise testing and its prognostic value using a standardized protocol... - Long-term clarithromycin therapy in the management of lung transplant recipientsChristian Benden
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Transplantation 87:1538-40. 2009..We report the largest experience of long-term clarithromycin (CLAR) in lung transplant patients with BOS or potential BOS... - Pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza virus vaccination in lung transplant recipients: coverage, safety and clinical effectiveness in the Zurich cohortMace M Schuurmans
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
J Heart Lung Transplant 30:685-90. 2011..Vaccination against this virus is recommended for LTRs, but little is known about associated benefits and risks. Our aim in this study is to document the safety and clinical effectiveness of the H1N1 vaccine in LTRs... - Not all intravenous immunoglobulin preparations are equally well toleratedLaurence Feldmeyer
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Acta Derm Venereol 90:494-7. 2010..If a reduction in the infusion rate does not minimize side-effects, one should consider switching the IVIG formulation... - Monitoring of Epstein-Barr viral load in pediatric heart and lung transplant recipients by real-time polymerase chain reactionChristian Benden
Cardio Respiratory and Critical Care Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, National Health Service Trust, London, UK
J Heart Lung Transplant 24:2103-8. 2005..We report the longitudinal surveillance of EBV for all recipients of heart (HTx), heart-lung (HLTx) and lung (LTx) transplants at our institution... - Lung transplantation and survival in children with cystic fibrosis: solid statistics--flawed interpretationStuart C Sweet
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Pediatr Transplant 12:129-36. 2008.... - CR5/20--Acute renal failure in a child with cystic fibrosis awaiting lung transplantation--a good outcome after allChristian Benden
Cardio-Respiratory and Critical Care Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
Paediatr Respir Rev 7:S327. 2006 - Lung transplantation and survival in children with cystic fibrosisStuart C Sweet
N Engl J Med 358:1754; author reply 1755. 2008 - High prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux in children after lung transplantationChristian Benden
Cardio Respiratory and Critical Care Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children National Health Service Trust, London, UK
Pediatr Pulmonol 40:68-71. 2005..There was no association between severity of GERD and peak spirometry results posttransplant. Moderate to severe GERD is common following lung transplantation in children...