Keywords:
Transplantation, Outcomes, Structured reporting, Outcomes analysis, Complications, MR, CT-Angiography, CT, Thorax, Neuroradiology brain, Emergency, Ischaemia / Infarction
Authors:
E. Marín Diez1, E. Montes Figueroa1, Y. Lamprecht1, V. Fernandez-Lobo1, A. B. Barba Arce1, E. G. HERRERA ROMERO1, F. Pozo Piñon2, E. M. Marco De Lucas3; 1Santander/ES, 2Santander, Cantabria/ES, 3Santander, Ca/ES
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2018/C-2322
Aims and objectives
Lung transplantation (LT) constitutes a therapeutic option that has been escalating,
since it constitutes a potentially life-saving procedure.
Approximately 3,500 people worldwide receive a transplant every year [3,
11].
Our institution is the fourth largest hospital in Spain by number of performed lung transplantations [1].
Although the number of lung recipients in Spain -and worldwide- continues to increase,
death rates following lung transplantation are higher than expected.
National 5-year and 10-year survival rates of lung transplant recipients are,
respectively,
41.3% and 33.8% [1].
Neurological complications after LT are common,
affecting 72% and 92% of patients in some studies [2-3].
The influence of nervous system disorders on lung transplant recipients and their survival is being studied.
Mateen et al described that neurological complications in LT were related to increased risk of death [2].
Josep et al did not found association with mortality [3].
They observed that neurological complications affected the mean length of hospital stay,
and especially the time spent in the Intensive Care Unit.
In other solid organ transplant recipients,
neurological complications have a significant effect on both morbidity and mortality.
Therefore,
the purpose of this study was to study the frequency of neuroimaging findings of a complete cohort of adult patients who underwent lung transplantation at this institution over the past 7 years.