Medical complications and management of lung transplant recipients

Selim M Arcasoy

doi:10.1016/j.rcc.2004.06.002

Medical complications and management of lung transplant recipients

Respir Care Clin N Am. 2004 Dec;10(4):505-29. doi: 10.1016/j.rcc.2004.06.002.

Author

Selim M Arcasoy¹

Affiliation

¹ Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA. sa2059@columbia.edu

PMID: 15585180
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcc.2004.06.002

Abstract

Lung transplantation is associated with a great number of major medical complications that act in concert to limit the long-term success of this difficult treatment option for advanced lung disease. Close and parallel attention to pulmonary and nonpulmonary medical complications and management of lung transplant recipients by a multidisciplinary team are the most important ingredients of optimal long-term outcomes.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Graft Rejection / prevention & control
Graft Survival
Humans
Lung Transplantation / adverse effects*
Lung Transplantation / methods
Lung Transplantation / mortality
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Care / methods*
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
Postoperative Complications / mortality
Postoperative Complications / therapy*
Prognosis
Pulmonary Fibrosis / diagnosis
Pulmonary Fibrosis / surgery
Risk Assessment
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome