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ArticleTransplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation2025

The Impact of Post-Operative Phrenic Nerve Dysfunction on Lung Function Parameters and Long-Term Outcomes After Lung Transplantation.

Keita Nakanishi, Caroline Hillebrand, Thomas Schweiger, Stefan Schwarz, Shahrokh Taghavi, Peter Jaksch, Alberto Benazzo, Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa, Konrad Hoetzenecker

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Article in Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Keita NakanishiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Caroline HillebrandDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Thomas SchweigerDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Stefan SchwarzDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Shahrokh TaghaviDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Peter JakschDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Alberto BenazzoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-YoshikawaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Konrad HoetzeneckerDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

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Abstract

A rare but important complication after lung transplantation (LTx) is postoperative phrenic nerve dysfunction (PND). Diaphragmatic plication (DP) is a well-established treatment option for PND, however, the long-term effect of PND and DP on lung function parameters and survival after LTx are currently unknown. We retrospectively reviewed 1400 LTx recipients transplanted at Medical University of Vienna between 01/2003 and 12/2022. Fluoroscopy and/or phrenic nerve conduction studies confirmed PND when chest radiographs after extubation showed a unilateral heightened diaphragm. We identified 25 patients with post-operative PND, of whom 12 underwent DP. The remaining 1,375 patients served as a control group. Median ICU-stay and hospital-stay were significantly longer in the PND groups (DP: 20 and 57 days; non-DP: 27 and 43 days; control group: 7 and 25 days;

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LungLung TransplantationPhrenic NervePostoperative ComplicationsAdultAgedDiaphragmFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedRespiratory Function TestsRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcomediaphragmatic plicationlung function parameterslung transplantationphrenic nerve dysfunctionsurgery

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