Postoperative surgical complications after lung transplantation

Abstract

This is a review article on the main postoperative complications after lung transplantation: airways complications, vascular complications, pleural complications, surgical wound complications, and abdominal complications.Incidence data, severity, and major management regimens are reported.Postoperative complications after lung transplantation result in a significantly increased morbidity and mortality, with early diagnosis and therapy being extremely important. Keywords: Lung transplantation, Post-lung transplantation complications, Airways complications, Vascular complications, Abdominal complications