title: Severe gastroparesis causing postoperative respiratory complications in a heart-lung recipient.
abstract: Heart-lung transplantation is reserved for selected patients who have end-stage cardiac and pulmonary disease. Gastroparesis, which is associated with aspiration, is commonly seen after transplantation. Here, we present a case in which gastric contents aspiration leads to Pseudomonas aeruginosa pulmonary infection, 11 months after the heart lung transplantation. We strongly recommend that early diagnosis and aggressive management of post-transplantation gastroparesis is essential to prevent lung allograft injury and pulmonary infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chaohu First People's Hospital, Chaohu;
authors.forename: Yiqin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Zhongya
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Jiming
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sha
authors.forename: Zhengyan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lei