Pleural space management after lung transplant : Early and late outcomes of pleural decortication

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BACKGROUND: Pleural complications after lung transplant may restrict allograft expansion, requiring decortication. However, its extent, indications, risk factors, and effect on allograft function and survival are unclear.

METHODS: From January 2006 to January 2017, 1,039 patients underwent primary lung transplant and 468 had pleural complications, 77 (16%) of whom underwent 84 surgical decortications for pleural space management. Multivariable time-related analysis was performed to identify risk factors for decortication. Mixed-effect longitudinal modeling was used to assess allograft function before and after decortication.

RESULTS: Cumulative number of decortications per 100 transplants was 1.8, 7.8, and 8.8 at 1 month, 1 year, and 3 years after transplant, respectively. Indications for the 84 decortications were complex effusion in 47 (56%), fibrothorax in 17 (20%), empyema in 11 (13%), and hemothorax in 9 (11%). Thoracoscopic operations were performed in 52 (62%) and full lung re-expansion was achieved in 76 (90%). Complications occurred after 30 (36%) decortications, with 15 pulmonary complications (18%), including 2 patients requiring extracorporeal support due to worsening function. Ten reinterventions occurred via thoracentesis (2), tube thoracostomy (1), and reoperation (7). In-hospital and 30-day mortality was 5.2% (n = 4/77). Forced expiratory volume in 1 second increased from 50% to 60% within the first year after decortication, followed by a slow decline to 55% at 5 years. Postdecortication survival was 87%, 68%, and 48% at 1, 3, and 5 years, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite high risk of reoperative surgery, decortication after lung transplant allows salvage of pleural space and graft function with a reasonable morbidity profile.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

Enthalten in:

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 40(2021), 7 vom: 05. Juli, Seite 623-630

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rappaport, Jesse M [VerfasserIn]
Siddiqui, Hafiz U [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Thuita, Lucy W [VerfasserIn]
Raja, Siva [VerfasserIn]
Bribriesco, Alejandro [VerfasserIn]
Sudarshan, Monisha [VerfasserIn]
Raymond, Daniel P [VerfasserIn]
Budev, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Lane, Charles R [VerfasserIn]
Mehta, Atul [VerfasserIn]
McCurry, Kenneth R [VerfasserIn]
Murthy, Sudish C [VerfasserIn]
Blackstone, Eugene H [VerfasserIn]
Ahmad, Usman [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Decortication
Journal Article
Lung transplantation
Pleural space
Reoperation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 31.01.2022

Date Revised 31.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.healun.2021.03.021

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NLM325453721