肺移植 Program

Why choose 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 for lung transplantation?

The UCLA 肺移植 Program is one of the country’s most successful programs of its kind. We have performed more than 1,500个肺置换, and consistently rank among the top programs in the nation by volume.

When you choose 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 for a lung replacement, you benefit from:

建立专业知识: We are the highest-volume thoracic transplant center in the western United States and second busiest in the country. Seeing so many patients means that our physicians have experience and expertise in caring for all kinds of patients, including those with advanced disease.

优秀的结果: We routinely treat patients who were turned away by other centers, including those with complex needs such as a multiorgan transplant. We have the highest lung transplant surgery survival rates in our region and survival rates that consistently exceed national averages.

Coordinated specialty services: We collaborate closely with other specialists to seamlessly provide all the services you need.

缩短等待时间: Our physicians have expertise that allow us to accept donor organs that other programs might not be able to use. This means that patients benefit from shorter wait times and a lower waiting-list mortality rate than the national average.

我们的护理领域

We offer specialized lung transplant surgeries not typically found elsewhere. Thanks to the expertise of our physicians, we can perform:

Single and double lung transplants: Whether you need one or both lungs transplanted, we provide the full spectrum of care. If you also have cardiac problems, we can add on procedures such as valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting during your lung transplant.

心肺移植: If you also need a heart transplant, we can perform a transplant on both your heart and lungs at the same time. Through close collaboration with our 心脏移植项目, we offer combined surgeries, so you only need one operation.

我们治疗的病症

You may be a candidate for lung transplant surgery if you have advanced lung disease, such as:

肺纤维化: Scarring in the lungs that leads to lung stiffness and causes breathing problems.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): An inflammatory lung disease that can block airflow and lead to breathing difficulties.

囊性纤维化: An inherited disease that causes mucus buildup in the lungs, pancreas and other organs.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH): A type of elevated blood pressure in which the blood vessels in your lungs narrow, 使变厚或变硬.

我们提供的治疗

Our physicians routinely care for patients who would be turned down by other programs. We have the specialization and resources to care for all types of patients with complex disease, 包括那些:

Are on the scleroderma spectrum: Scleroderma is a chronic disease that causes thickening of your connective tissues. We were among the first programs to offer lung transplants to patients with this condition.

Need a lung transplant and a cardiac procedure: At some centers, cardiac defects make patients ineligible for lung transplant. Our surgeons can perform heart surgery and lung transplant in one operation. 例如, we may perform cardiac bypass surgery and lung transplantation at the same time.

Require bridge to transplant: “Bridge to transplant” refers to treatments that keep patients stable until they can receive a transplant. 例如, we have the expertise to offer transplants to patients who are on mechanical ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and those who have respiratory failure or right-sided heart failure.

认识我们的团队

Our lung transplant team includes physicians who are experts in clinical care and research. We paved the way for many advanced lung transplant treatments. Our specialists conduct research and clinical trials so that we can offer you the most promising therapies and treatment options.