Single lung transplantation. New treatment for end-stage pulmonary disease.
Single lung transplants have become a reality. In the 1990s, the development of transplant teams will be an issue for OR nursing. Operating room nurses must be prepared to provide preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative nursing care for transplant patients. Although single lung transplant procedures still are in their infancy, the procedures continue to be refined through research and clinical evaluation. Single lung transplants are the key to the future for treating end-stage pulmonary disease.
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Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Tenn.
D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods