Closure of a Bronchoesophageal Fistula After Lung Transplantation With an Amplatzer Occluder Device.

Lung transplantation is associated with a higher morbidity and mortality compared with transplantation of other solid organs, which is related, in part, to the occurrence of airway complications. A bronchoesophageal fistula associated with dehiscence of the right bronchial anastomosis developed in a 59-year-old man after bilateral lung transplantation. Multiple endoscopic and bronchoscopic stent procedures failed to close the fistula.

Pneumothorax in patients with respiratory failure in ICU.

Pneumothorax is not an uncommon occurrence in ICU patients. Barotrauma and iatrogenesis remain the most common causes for pneumothorax in critically ill patients. Patients with underlying lung disease are more prone to develop pneumothorax, especially if they require positive pressure ventilation.

Predictors of In-Hospital Death in Patients with Lung Cancer Admitted for Acute Radiation Pneumonitis: A Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Analysis.

Background: Radiation pneumonitis (RP) is a dose-limiting and potentially fatal toxicity of thoracic radiotherapy most often seen in patients treated for primary lung cancer. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of in-hospital death among lung cancer patients admitted for acute RP in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) database.

Materials And Methods: The HCUP National Inpatient Sample database was queried from 2012 through 2016 to capture adult lung cancer patients admitted to the hospital with a principal diagnosis of acute RP.