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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 44, 284-299, Copyright © 1997 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

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Perioperative anaesthetic considerations for patients undergoing lung transplantation

H Singh and RF Bossard
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9068, USA.

PURPOSE: Five thousand, two hundred and eight lung transplants were performed worldwide before April, 1996. This review will discuss lung transplantation from an historical perspective, its indications, donor and recipient selection criteria, donor lung preparation, surgical considerations, perioperative anaesthetic management, and associated morbidity and mortality. SOURCE: Recent literature on perioperative anaesthetic management of lung transplantation and experience from international centres including the Toronto Lung Transplant Group and the St. Louis Lung Transplant Group. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Lung transplantation comprises of a family of operations, including single lung transplant, bilateral single lung transplant, lobar transplant and block heart-lung transplant. Improved donor lung preservation techniques have increased the duration of cold ischaemic time. The advent of bilateral single lung transplant has decreased the requirement for cardiopulmonary bypass, and airway complications have been reduced by adoption of the telescoping bronchial anastomoses. Advances in perioperative monitoring (including transoesophageal echocardiography), pulmonary vasodilators (e.g., nitric oxide and prostaglandin E1), cardiopulmonary bypass and ventilatory management, and a better understanding of the pathophysiological processes during the procedure have improved perioperative anaesthetic management. Also, advances in broad spectrum antibiotics and immunosuppressant drugs have improved the outcome by better management of the complications of infection and rejection. CONCLUSION: Lung transplantation improves the quality of life with marginal improvement in life expectancy of the recipients. It is an expensive procedure requiring continued resources for long term management of these patients.


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