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Comanagement of Lung Transplant Patients: A Novel Approach

Authors: Devicka Ojha, MD, Shabbir Matcheswalla, MD, Christina Dietz, PhD, David Nunley, MD, Vijay Duggirala, MD

Abstract

Lung transplant recipients are a unique cohort of patients who require a multidisciplinary approach to their management when hospitalized. Given their higher rate of comorbidities, use of immunosuppression medications, and increased risk of complications, transplant patients require specialized, comprehensive care. In central Ohio, our institution is a 1497-bed academic tertiary care and transplant center. As of April 2023, more than 12,000 total transplants have been performed, ranging from kidney to lung, pancreas, heart, liver, and auto-islet transplants. Of the 12,000 total transplants completed to date, 538 (4.5%) have been lung transplants.1

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