Medical complications and management of lung transplant recipients.
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.
Arcasoy
Selim M
SM
Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA. sa2059@columbia.edu
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome