Retrospective analysis characterizes postoperative events and complications in dual liver-lung transplantation, suggesting high early morbidity.
Key Points
To evaluate early and late postoperative complications in dual liver-lung transplant recipients and identify clinical patterns associated with these outcomes.
Conducted a retrospective cohort study of adult DLLT recipients from 2013 to 2024 at a single tertiary center.
Collected data on demographics, transplant indications, readmission rates, infection types, and biopsy results.
Analyzed occurrences of acute cellular rejection (ACR), infections, malignancies, and survival rates.
Ten patients underwent DLLT with a mean age of 53.7 years and 50% female representation.
All patients experienced readmissions within 90 days, primarily due to infections, with 40% having post-surgical infections.
Biopsy-proven ACR was identified in 40% of patients, leading to complications such as invasive fungal disease.