title: Postoperative surgical complications after lung transplantation.
abstract: This is a review article on the main postoperative complications after lung transplantation: airways complications, vascular complications, pleural complications, surgical wound complications, and abdominal complications. Incidence data, severity, and major management regimens are reported. Postoperative complications after lung transplantation result in a significantly increased morbidity and mortality, with early diagnosis and therapy being extremely important.
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, University Hospital of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain. Electronic address: mtorre@canalejo.org.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: de la Torre
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, University Hospital of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Fernández
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, University Hospital of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Fieira
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, University Hospital of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: González
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, University Hospital of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Delgado
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, University Hospital of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Méndez
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, University Hospital of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Borro
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Abdominal complications; Airways complications; Lung transplantation; Post-lung transplantation complications; Vascular complications