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Postoperative Critical Care of Lung Transplant Patients

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Lung transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage lung disease. Such interventions have had a more widespread use due to advances in the understanding of the pathophysiology of this patient population and the immunologic mechanisms involved with rejection and immunosuppressive therapy. There have also been substantial surgical technical advancements as well as development of new pharmacologic agents during the last 30 years. Due to such improvements, lung transplant recipients have now a better survival rate. The role of the multidisciplinary critical care team is paramount in the successful implementation of lung transplantation and in preventing and minimizing morbidity and mortality in this highly complex patient population. In particular, it is important for the critical care professional to have a comprehensive knowledge of the unique complications and issues present in multiple organ systems that can affect the lung transplant recipient patient during the immediate postoperative period.

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    J. Mauricio Del Rio M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Lung Transplantation Program, Duke School of Medicine/Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, USA

    Mani A. Daneshmand M.D. & Matthew G. Hartwig M.D.

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Del Rio, J.M., Daneshmand, M.A., Hartwig, M.G. (2017). Postoperative Critical Care of Lung Transplant Patients. In: Subramaniam, K., Sakai, T. (eds) Anesthesia and Perioperative Care for Organ Transplantation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6377-5_10

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