Large airway complications in 150 consecutive lung transplant recipients

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 152-157

  Erasmus, David B ^a   Keller, Cesar A ^a   Alvarez, Francisco B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway complications; Anastomosis; Argon plasma coagulation; Balloon dilatation; Bronchi; Bronchoscopy; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Lung transplantation; Stents

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; AZTREONAM; CEFEPIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; GANCICLOVIR; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; VALGANCICLOVIR; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRANSPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 67650082472     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: 15367959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e31817f8d2b     Document Type: Article

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