Airway complications after lung transplantation: benefit of a conservative bronchoscopy strategy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After lung transplantation (LT), between 2% and 25% of bronchial anastomoses develop complications requiring therapeutic intervention. The status of healing of both bronchial anastomoses and downhill airways are well described by the French consensual MDS standardized grading system (Macroscopic, Diameter, Suture). We analyzed risks factors for airway complications (AC) after transplantation and the way we managed them. We report here our challenging method of early rigid bronchoscopic intervention with airway stenting on bronchial healing.

Methods

All single center consecutives LTs were retrospectively analyzed between 2010-2016. Patient-level data (demographic, peri-operative data) and anastomosis-level data (surgical parameters, bronchoscopy findings) were moni

SUBMITTER: Patoir A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7330399 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature