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- Title
Experience of the first lung transplantation performed in public sector in India.
- Authors
Prasad, Kuruswamy Thurai; Sehgal, Inderpaul Singh; Dhooria, Sahajal; Agarwal, Ritesh; Singh, Rana Sandip; Singh, Harkant; Puri, Goverdhan Dutt; Arya, Virendra Kumar; Behera, Digambar; Aggarwal, Ashutosh Nath
- Abstract
Lung transplantation is the only modality that offers a long-term solution for end-stage lung diseases. Few centers in India have an active lung transplant program. Preoperative and postoperative considerations in lung transplantation may be different in the developing countries when compared to the developed world. In the early posttransplant period, infection could be the major consideration in developing countries, unlike graft rejection, that is usually the primary concern in the developed world. Herein, we report the first lung transplantation from a public sector hospital in India. The patient was a 33-year-old female, who underwent bilateral lung transplantation at our center, but succumbed to surgical and infectious complications in the early posttransplant period.
- Subjects
INDIA; SURGICAL complications; GRAFT rejection; LUNGS
- Publication
Lung India, 2019, Vol 36, Issue 1, p66
- ISSN
0970-2113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_74_18