Efficacy and safety of airway stenting to treat anastomotic complications after lung transplant: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Airway complications affect roughly 15-20% of lung transplant patients. Airway stents are an attractive therapeutic option; however, no experimental or controlled observational data exists to draw firm conclusions regarding airway stent efficacy and safety in this population.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent airway stent placement for post-transplant anastomotic airway complications. The primary outcomes were improvements in FEV1 and reduction in bronchoscopies post-stent.

Results

We identified 36 patients who underwent airway stenting between October 2012 and October 2017. A total of 47 airways underwent stent placement. Improvement in FEV1 after stent placement was only observed in patients who ultimately were ab

SUBMITTER: Ma KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7399444 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature