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Pulmonary Complications of Solid Organ Transplantation

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Pulmonary Complications of Non-Pulmonary Pediatric Disorders

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Solid organ transplantation (SOT), such as liver, kidney, intestinal, or multi-visceral transplant, is a complex undertaking, requiring consideration of appropriate procedural timing, the surgical approach, as well as multidisciplinary posttransplant care. Immunosuppression to prevent organ rejection is a pillar of postoperative care following transplantation, and this increases risk of opportunistic infections. Because of their exposure to the external environment, the lungs are particularly prone to such infectious complications following non-pulmonary SOT. Noninfectious pulmonary complications following SOT are also possible. These may be secondary to the primary reason for the SOT, to surgical complications accompanying transplantation, or to drug toxicity. In this chapter we will discuss these pulmonary complications of non-pulmonary solid organ transplant.

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    Sylvia Szentpetery M.D., Daniel J. Weiner M.D. & Geoffrey Kurland M.D.

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Szentpetery, S., Weiner, D.J., Kurland, G. (2018). Pulmonary Complications of Solid Organ Transplantation. In: Koumbourlis, A., Nevin, M. (eds) Pulmonary Complications of Non-Pulmonary Pediatric Disorders. Respiratory Medicine. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69620-1_16

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