Lung Transplantation - Contraindications

Contraindications

Despite the severity of a patient's respiratory condition, certain pre-existing conditions may make a person a poor candidate for lung transplantation:

• concurrent chronic illness (e.g. congestive heart failure, kidney disease, liver disease);
• current infections, including HIV and hepatitis, although more and more often Hepatitis C patients are both being transplanted and are also being used as donors if the recipient is Hepatitis C positive.
• current or recent cancer;
• current use of alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs;
• age;
• psychiatric conditions;
• history of noncompliance with medical instructions.