Comprehensive Care of the Lung Transplant Patient
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Long-Term Follow-Up of the Lung Transplant Patient
Since the outcomes of lung transplants are still poorer than those obtained with others, such as heart, kidney or liver transplants, the challenge for medicine remains focused on prolonging functional graft survival. The procedure triggers significant post-surgical physiopathological changes in the lung parenchyma, the rib cage, the airways and pulmonary circulation. The patient is exposed to r...
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Since the outcomes of lung transplants are still poorer than those obtained with others, such as heart, kidney or liver transplants, the challenge for medicine remains focused on prolonging functional graft survival. The procedure triggers significant post-surgical physiopathological changes in the lung parenchyma, the rib cage, the airways and pulmonary circulation. The patient is exposed to r...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Chest
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0012-3692
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.10.001