Lung Transplant or Bust: Patients' Recommendations for Ideal Lung Transplant Education

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: lung transplant or bone marrow transplant?

Orthotopic lung transplant for sarcoidosis.

53 - Lung Transplant Complications

for bilateral lung transplantation is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The number of patients who have undergone solid organ transplantation increases every year. In 2008 alone, 27,281 organ transplantations were performed in the United States. This figure represents a large number of patients who might seek medical care in an ED. In addition, current survival rates are rising. In 1998, 1...

Single-lung Transplant Recipients

• BACKGROUND Many benefits and adverse effects of positioning are related to changes in ventilation and perfusion. A number of unique factors related to the allograft make the effects of positioning difficult to determine in single-lung transplant recipients. • OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of 3 body positions (supine, lateral with allograft lung down, and lateral with native lung down) on...

Pregnancy after lung transplant

Improved survival now means that more women with lung transplants than ever before, many of whom have a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, may be able to consider pregnancy. However, lung transplant recipients have increased risk of maternal and neonatal complications associated with pregnancy [1]. These pregnancies should be planned in advance and closely monitored. Pregnancy should be avoided for ...