Lung Transplantation: Post-Operative ICU Management

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Author(s): Aaron M. Cheng (University of Washington, USA), Michael S. Mulligan (University of Washington, USA)and Kei Togashi (University of Washington, USA)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 20
Source title: Modern Concepts and Practices in Cardiothoracic Critical Care
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Adam S. Evans (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA), Gregory E. Kerr (Weill Cornell Medical College, USA), Insung Chung (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA)and Robin Varghese (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8603-8.ch027

Keywords: Cardiovascular Medicine / Medical Diagnosis and Practice / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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Abstract

Lung transplantation is a widely accepted surgical procedure for treatment of select patients suffering from end-stage lung disease. Recipients, however, require meticulous post-transplant care to preserve allograft lung function and to ensure optimal patient quality of life. In the post-operative period, these patients are predisposed to specific complications and pose unique considerations that clinicians caring for these patients in the intensive care setting should be familiar with managing. This chapter focuses on the early post-operative critical care management of the lung transplant recipient with specific emphasis on hemodynamic resuscitation; early lung graft dysfunction; and considerations regarding immunosuppression and infection. Non-pulmonary issues that affect the clinical care of these patients in the ICU setting are also discussed.

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