The Association Between Extravascular Lung Water and Critical Care Outcomes Following Bilateral Lung Transplantation

The Association Between Extravascular Lung Water and Critical Care Outcomes Following Bilateral Lung Transplantation

Background. Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a form of acute respiratory failure that complicates 30% of bilateral lung transplants. Higher grades of PGD correlate with higher severity of respiratory failure and unfavorable outcomes. Immediate PGD determination posttransplant‚ however, is not alwa...

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Main Authors: Laveena Munshi, MD, MSc, Marcelo Cypel, MD, Alaa Mohamed, MD, Alyaa Elhazmi, MD, Eddy Fan, MD, Damon Scales, MD, Jussi Tikkanen, MD, Lorenzo Del Sorbo, MD, Niall D. Ferguson, MD, Shaf Keshavjee, MD, John Granton, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-10-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001376

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