Airway Complications after Lung Transplantation-A Contemporary Series of 400 Bronchial Anastomoses from a Single Center.

(1) Objective: To determine whether recent advances in lung transplantation (LT) have reduced the incidence and changed the risk factors for airway complications (AC). (2) Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients receiving a lung transplant between January 2007 and January 2019. An AC was defined as a bronchoscopic abnormality in the airway, either requiring or not requiring an endoscopic or surgical intervention.

Lung Transplantation in a Young Patient With Pulmonary Artery Hypertension After Arterial Switch Operation: A Case Report.

Pulmonary hypertension after surgical correction of D-transposition of the great vessels is a rare but serious complication. Lung transplantation may be the only option when treatment with vasodilators is insufficient. We present the case of a young male patient with a history of arterial switch in neonatal period who undergoes double lung transplantation owing to late pulmonary hypertension.

Case Report on Sternal Osteomyelitis by Trichosporon inkin Complicating Lung Transplantation: Effective Treatment With Vacuum-Assisted Closure and Surgical Reconstruction.

Sternal osteomyelitis is a serious complication that significantly increases morbidity and mortality after thoracic surgery. We describe a case of sternal osteomyelitis by Trichosporon inkin following lung transplantation and the excellent results achieved with vacuum-assisted closure therapy.

Relationship Among Radiological Measurements of Anterior Mediastinal Fat and Outcomes of Lung Transplantation in Fibrotic Patients.

Objective: Lung transplantation (LT) for pulmonary fibrosis is related to higher mortality than other transplant indications. We aim to assess whether the amount of anterior mediastinal fat (AMF) was associated to early and long-term outcomes in fibrotic patients undergoing LT.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of 92 consecutive single lung transplants (SLT) for pulmonary fibrosis over a 10-year period.

Left Single Lung Transplantation Through Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy With Longitudinal Partial Sternotomy (Hemiclamshell): An Innovative Surgical Resource.

Introduction: Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is one of the main indications for lung transplantation among end-stage respiratory diseases. PF represents a surgical challenge due to the pulmonary retraction, reduction of pleural space, and limitation for access of the lung hilum by elevation, specifically on the left lung. Unilateral sternothoracotomy, or hemiclamshell (HCS) approach, is the anterolateral thoracotomy with longitudinal partial sternotomy with possibility of cervical extension.

Dimensions of parenting styles, social climate, and bullying victims in primary and secondary education.

Background: Bullying as a construct is found to be related to a variety of individual, parental and academic factors. Familial factors include family environment, parenting style and parental involvement. The main aim of this study is to find out how Primary and Secondary Education students perceive parenting styles and social climate and if there are differences between pupils from these two educational stages.

Corrigendum: Fecal Gluten Peptides Reveal Limitations of Serological Tests and Food Questionnaires for Monitoring Gluten-Free Diet in Celiac Disease Patients.

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Fecal Gluten Peptides Reveal Limitations of Serological Tests and Food Questionnaires for Monitoring Gluten-Free Diet in Celiac Disease Patients.

Objectives: Treatment for celiac disease (CD) is a lifelong strict gluten-free diet (GFD). Patients should be followed-up with dietary interviews and serology as CD markers to ensure adherence to the diet. However, none of these methods offer an accurate measure of dietary compliance.

Lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis: differential characteristics and outcomes between children and adults.

Objectives: The survival benefit of lung transplantation (LTx) for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is well demonstrated. We aim to compare children and adult CF recipients to assess whether there are differences in survival and clinical outcomes, and to identify risk factors for mortality.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 442 consecutive LTx performed at our institution in a 20-year period was conducted.

Extended recipients but not extended donors are associated with poor outcomes following lung transplantation.

Objectives: Extended donors (EDs) are safely used to increase the donor pool in lung transplantation (LT), but their influence in critically ill patients (extended recipients [ERs]) remains controversial. We compared LT outcomes matching optimal donors (ODs) or EDs with optimal recipients (ORs) or ERs.

Methods: Three hundred and sixty-five LTs were reviewed.

Early lung retrieval from traumatic brain-dead donors does not compromise outcomes following lung transplantation.

Objectives: To determine whether lung retrieval from traumatic donors performed within 24 h of brain death has a negative impact on early graft function and survival after lung transplantation (LT), when compared with those retrieved after 24 h.

Methods: Review of lung transplants performed from traumatic donors over a 17-year period. Recipients were distributed into two groups: transplants from traumatic donor lungs retrieved within 24 h of brain death (Group A), and transplants from traumatic donor lungs retrieved after 24 h of brain death (Group B).

Lung cancer in patients with lung transplants.

Objective: The aim of our study was to describe the incidence of lung cancer in patients after lung transplantation (LT).

Materials And Methods: We performed an observational, retrospective, descriptive study based on data from 340 patients undergoing lung transplantation between October 1993 and December 2010. We collected data about the donors, recipients, intra- and postoperative periods, and survivals.

Lung volume reduction surgery after lung transplantation for emphysema-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) has become a palliative treatment for patients with advanced emphysema and disabling dyspnea. After single lung transplantation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, LVRS may be indicated to improve graft dysfunction caused by native lung hyperinflation compressing the grafted lung. This common complication is the subject of our study, which showed LVRS to be helpful to manage this situation.

[Emergency care of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding in regional hospitals in Catalonia].

Objective: To evaluate the resources available in Catalan regional hospitals for the emergency care of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

Methods: We analyzed a survey sent to 32 hospitals on the availability, composition and resources of a duty endoscopy service for the year 2009.

Results: Responses were obtained from 24 centers, covering 3,954,000 inhabitants.

Experience of the Reina Sofia hospital in lobar lung transplantation.

The number of patients awaiting lung transplantation has steadily increased over the past decade, but the number of donors has remained relatively stable. Owing to the increasing scarcity of donor lungs, especially for pediatric and small adult recipients, advanced operative strategies for the use of larger grafts for smaller recipients have been developed. Size matching between donors and recipients represents one of the organ distribution criteria widely accepted by lung transplantation teams.

Results of lung transplantation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients.

Lung transplantation (OLT) remains the only available therapy for patients with end-stage idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The objective of this study was to review our experience of OLT for end-stage IPF (IPFLT) patients, seeking to identify variables associated with survival for comparison with outcomes of other indications for LT (OILT). From October 1993 to December 2009, we performed 310 consecutive OLT in 301 patients for treatment of various end-stage pulmonary conditions.

New technique for pulmonary artery reconstruction.

Bronchial and vascular reconstructive procedures are a technically feasible alternative to pneumonectomy in lung cancer and have the advantage of preserving lung parenchyma function. Sleeve resection and prosthetic reconstruction of the pulmonary artery (PA) have progressively gained acceptance as an alternative to pneumonectomy in lung cancer surgery. To spare the lung parenchyma, angioplastic procedures involving removal of a portion of the arterial wall or a circumferential resection with arterial reconstruction have been used.

Results of lung transplantation in patients with cystic fibrosis.

Lung transplantation (LT) is the only available option for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) with end-stage lung disease. We reviewed our experience with LT in patients with end-stage CF (CFLT) to identify variables associated with survival and to compare the results with other indications for LT (OILT). Between October 1993 and October 2007, we performed 259 consecutive LTs in 250 patients for treatment of various end-stage pulmonary conditions.

Experience of the Reina Sofia Hospital in lung transplantation from donors older than forty years.

Introduction: The shortage of suitable donors for lung transplantation (LT) has led to liberalization of criteria for donor selection. This study evaluated the outcomes of LT among a subset of patients receiving organs from standard donors older than 40 years of age.

Methods: We distributed patients who underwent LTs performed between 1993 and 2007 into 2 groups: Group A, donors younger than 40 years; and Group B, donors 40 years of age or older.

Results of lung transplantation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the results and survival rates of patients who underwent lung transplantation (LT) to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Methodology: We performed a retrospective analysis of 63 patients with COPD who underwent LT between 1996 and 2007. Our statistical analysis was based on descriptive statistics and survival analysis (Kaplan-Meier and log-rank test).

Prognostic factors influencing survival rates in children following lung transplantation.

Objectives: To assess the results of lung transplantation (LT) in children under 17 years of age and identify factors affecting long-term survival.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed of 37 patients (<17 years) who had received a lung transplant between 1996 and 2007. Morbidity, mortality, and survival were analyzed by the Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test.

Urgency-code lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis: experience and results.

Lung transplantation (LT) under urgency-code mechanical ventilation (UCMV) has been identified in the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Registry as a negative prognostic factor increasing the likelihood of mortality. The objective of this study was to review our experience of UCLT for with cystic fibrosis (CF) patients compared with elective LT (ELT). From October 1993 to October 2007, we performed 259 consecutive LTs in 250 patients, of whom 78 (31.

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.