Fast track recovery following en bloc heart-lung-liver transplantation in a patient with cystic fibrosis complicated by severe portal hypertension.
A 36-year-old man with cystic fibrosis and severe portal hypertension underwent en bloc heart-double lung-liver transplantation. An early extubation with an aggressive physiotherapy made an early ambulation feasible and contributed to an early discharge from the hospital.
Konstantinov
Igor E
IE
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD 4032, Australia. igorkonst@hotmail.com
McNeil
Keith
K
Yeung
Shinn
S
Fawcett
Jonathan
J
Mullany
Daniel
D
Dunning
John
J
D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities