Early Extubation: Who Qualifies Postoperatively in Lung Transplantation?

Introduction: Early extubation has been adopted in many settings within cardiothoracic surgery, with several advantages for patients. We sought to determine the association of timing of extubation in lung transplant recipients' short- and long-term outcomes.

Methods: Adult, primary lung transplants were identified from the United Network for Organ Sharing database.

Long-Term Survival Following Primary Graft Dysfunction Development in Lung Transplantation.

Introduction: Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a known risk factor for early mortality following lung transplant (LT). However, the outcomes of patients who achieve long-term survival following index hospitalization are unknown. We aimed to determine the long-term association of PGD grade 3 (PGD3) in patients without in-hospital mortality.

Reduced Community-acquired Respiratory Virus Infection, but Not Non-virus Infection, in Lung Transplant Recipients During Government-mandated Public Health Measures to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission.

Unlabelled: Community-acquired respiratory viruses (CARVs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in lung transplant (LTx) recipients. Despite routine mask-wearing, LTx patients remain at a higher risk of CARV infection than the general population. In 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of COVID-19 and a novel CARV, emerged leading federal and state officials to implement public health nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to curb its spread.

Symptoms of restless legs syndrome in a palliative care population: frequency and impact.

Objectives: We hypothesized that restless legs syndrome (RLS) would be common and associated with impaired quality of life (QOL) among palliative care outpatients.

Methods: 76 palliative care clinic patients completed the National Institutes of Health restless legs syndrome (NIH-RLS) screening questionnaire. Questionnaire data was also gathered on RLS severity and RLS-related QOL, and the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) was used to measure QOL.