Management of airway complications following lung transplantation
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Incidence, management and clinical outcomes of patients with airway complications following lung transplantation.
OBJECTIVE Airway complications (AC) remain a significant contributing factor of morbidity after lung transplantation (LT). The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for AC, and to review the outcomes after endoscopic and surgical treatment. METHODS From 1993 to 2006, 255 patients underwent LT. Seven retransplants and 34 patients not surviving beyond 7 days were excluded. The remainin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Shanghai Chest
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2521-3768
DOI: 10.21037/shc.2019.12.02