Noninfectious pulmonary complications of liver, heart, and kidney transplantation.
Because of their chronically immunosuppressed status, solid organ transplant recipients are continually at risk for infectious pulmonary complications. In addition, however, a number of noninfectious pulmonary complications plague the transplant recipient. These complications arise because of numerous factors, including the underlying conditions that preceded transplantation, the transplant surgery itself, and toxicity of post-transplantation medications. This article focuses on noninfectious pulmonary complications in the three largest recipient populations: liver, kidney, and heart.
Kotloff
Robert M
RM
Section of Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplantation, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. kotoloff@mail.med.upenn.edu
D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*