ArticlePloS one2017
Influence of early neurological complications on clinical outcome following lung transplant.
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- Stroke after lung transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Connective tissue disease is associated with the risk of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome following lung transplantation in Korea.Acute and critical care · 2025Article
- The Impact of Post-Operative Phrenic Nerve Dysfunction on Lung Function Parameters and Long-Term Outcomes After Lung Transplantation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2025Article
- Diaphragmatic palsy following lung transplantation.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024Review
- Non-pulmonary complications after lung transplantation: Part I.Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2022Review
- Risk factors for neuromuscular complications in lower limbs after lung transplantation.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Imaging findings of neurologic complications in lung transplantation: Review of a 9-year cohort.Acta radiologica open · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundNeurological complications after lung transplantation are common. The full spectrum of neurological complications and their impact on clinical outcomes has not been extensively studied.
methodsWe investigated the neurological incidence of complications, categorized according to whether they affected the central, peripheral or autonomic nervous systems, in a series of 109 patients undergoing lung transplantation at our center between January 1 2013 and December 31 2014.
resultsFifty-one patients (46.8%) presented at least one neurological complication. Critical illness polyneuropathy-myopathy (31 cases) and phrenic nerve injury (26 cases) were the two most prevalent complications. These two neuromuscular complications lengthened hospital stays by a median period of 35.5 and 32.5 days respectively. However, neurological complications did not affect patients' survival.
conclusionsThe real incidence of neurological complications among lung transplant recipients is probably underestimated. They usually appear in the first two months after surgery. Despite not affecting mortality, they do affect the mean length of hospital stay, and especially the time spent in the Intensive Care Unit. We found no risk factor for neurological complications except for long operating times, ischemic time and need for transfusion. It is necessary to develop programs for the prevention and early recognition of these complications, and the prevention of their precipitant and risk factors.
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