Frailty and prehabilitation in lung transplant candidates: A cross-sectional UK survey of assessment, provision and barriers

Laura McGarrigle, Gill Norman, Helen Hurst, Chris Todd, Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Evidence Synthesis Group, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NIHR Innovation Observatory, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Renal Department, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Published online on May 04, 2026

Abstract

Chronic Respiratory Disease, Volume 23, January-December 2026.
ObjectivesFrailty is a multifactorial state of reduced physiological reserve and increased vulnerability, common in lung transplantation (LTx) candidates and associated with morbidity and mortality. There is no consensus on appropriate frailty instruments ...