The Importance of Rehabilitation before and after Lung Transplantation

Abstract

Lung transplantation (LTx) has gained widespread acceptance as a therapeutic option 
for end-stage pulmonary disease. LTx has been shown to improve quality of life (QoL) and 
survival in individuals with various end-stage lung diseases.
However, numerous studies have been demonstrated that LTx recipients experience 
persistent impairments in exercise capacity and skeletal muscle function despite a vast improvement in lung function after LTx.1-7 Persistent limitations in exercise capacity and skeletal 
muscle function have been observed for more than 1 year after transplantation.