Management of the patient undergoing lung transplantation: an intensive care perspective

Crit Care Nurs Q. 2009 Jan-Mar;32(1):49-57. doi: 10.1097/01.CNQ.0000343135.19695.eb.

Abstract

The postoperative management of a patient undergoing lung transplantation involves many components of care. These components include ventilatory and hemodynamic management, immunosuppression, wound care, rehabilitation, infection control and treatment, and early detection of rejection.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Critical Care / methods*
  • Drug Interactions
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Fluid Therapy / methods
  • Fluid Therapy / nursing
  • Graft Rejection / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppression Therapy / adverse effects
  • Immunosuppression Therapy / methods
  • Immunosuppression Therapy / nursing
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Lung Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Lung Transplantation / methods
  • Lung Transplantation / nursing*
  • Lung Transplantation / rehabilitation
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / nursing
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nursing Assessment / methods
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / methods
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / nursing
  • Postoperative Care* / methods
  • Postoperative Care* / nursing
  • Respiration, Artificial / methods
  • Respiration, Artificial / nursing
  • Respiratory Therapy / methods
  • Respiratory Therapy / nursing
  • Skin Care / methods
  • Skin Care / nursing
  • Thoracostomy / methods
  • Thoracostomy / nursing