title: [What the family doctor must know about lung transplantation. Complications, health promotion, and outcomes (Part 2)].
abstract: The lung transplantation is a therapeutic procedure indicated for lung diseases that are terminal and irreversible (except lung cancer) despite the best medical current treatment. It is an emergent procedure in medical care. In this review, an analyse is made of the most frequent complications of lung transplant related to the graft (rejection and chronic graft dysfunction), immunosuppression (infections, arterial hypertension, renal dysfunction, and diabetes), as well as others such as gastrointestinal complications, osteoporosis. The most advisable therapeutic options are also included. Specific mention is made of the reviews and follow-up for monitoring the graft and the patients, as well as the lifestyle recommended to improve the prognosis and quality of life. An analysis is also made on the outcomes in the Spanish and international registries, their historical evolution and the most frequent causes of death, in order to objectively analyse the usefulness of the transplant.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Trasplante Pulmonar, Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, España.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zurbano
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Trasplante Pulmonar, Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, España. Electronic address: felipe@separ.es.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zurbano
mesh_terms: D006084:Graft Rejection; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life
keywords: Arterial hypertension; Atención Primaria de Salud; Causas de muerte; Cause of death; Citomegalovirus; Cytomegalovirus; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Graft rejection; Hipertensión arterial; Lung transplantation; Osteoporosis; Primary Health Care; Rechazo del injerto; Registries; Registro; Trasplante pulmonar