Anesthesia considerations for pediatric thoracic solid organ transplant.
This article discusses the indications, perioperative management, postoperative complications, and patient outcome of pediatric heart transplantation and pediatric lung transplantation. Special emphasis is placed on the anesthetic considerations relevant for children who are undergoing or have received a solid thoracic organ transplant.
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Glyn D
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Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA. jumbo@stanford.edu
Ramamoorthy
Chandra
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D000758:Anesthesia; D002648:Child; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents