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General & post-operative managementfor the general Intensivist
Lung Transplantation
David PilcherIntensive Care Specialist, The Alfred
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Summary
Background – donors & recipients
Post-operative management
Complications:
Primary Graft Failure
Dynamic Hyper-inflation
Outcomes
The Future
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Adult and Pediatric Lung TransplantsAverage Center Volume by Location
(January 2009 – June 2015)
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Adult and Pediatric Lung Transplants Recipient Age by Year (Transplants: 1987 – 2015)
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DONOR SELECTION
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Call
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RECIPIENT SELECTION
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Who gets what?
Depends on the disease processes:
Restrictive lung disease: pulmonary fibrosis
Obstructive lung diseaseEmphysema / COAD
Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency
Cystic fibrosis
Bronchiectasis
Pulmonary hypertension
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Who gets what?
Depends on the disease processes:
Restrictive lung disease: pulmonary fibrosis
Obstructive lung diseaseEmphysema / COAD
Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency
Cystic fibrosis
Bronchiectasis
Pulmonary hypertension
SINGLE LUNG?
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Who gets what?
Depends on the disease processes:
Restrictive lung disease: pulmonary fibrosis
Obstructive lung diseaseEmphysema / COAD
Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency
Cystic fibrosis
Bronchiectasis
Pulmonary hypertension
DOUBLE LUNG
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SURGERY &
POST-OPERATIVE CARE
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Thoracotomy Clamshell
Bronchial anastomosis
Bypass only rarely (Pulm hypertension)
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Bilateral Sequential Lung Transplant
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Transplant - physiology
Infection
Denervation
No bronchial blood supply
No lymphatics
“Leaky” lungs
Lungs
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RespiratoryICC drainage
Chest X-ray
Bronchoscopy(when practical)
Poor gas exchange
Primary Graft Dysfunction – “leaky” lungs
ABG at 6 – 12 hours predicts outcome
Post-op management
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Cardiovascular
Hypotension - epidural
ECG changes
Low filling pressures
CVP less than 7 mmHg = better outcomes
Manage by CVS-Resp guideline
Post-op management
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Neurological
Pain
Anxiety
Psychosis & confusion
Management
Paracetamol
Epidural
No NSAIDS or Tramadol
Post-op management
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Post-op management guideline
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Post-op management guideline
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Post-op management guideline
Haemodynamic Guideline
Target blood pressure
Target cardiac index
Vasoconstrictor
CVP 7 mmHg
iv fluids / diuretics
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Post-op management guideline
Respiratory Guideline
Manage as per PaO2/FiO2 ratio
Wean mechanical ventilation
Check list
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Post-op management guideline
Analgesia &
ImmunosuppressionEpidural & pain team
Immunosuppression “sticker”
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Post-operative Complications
S**t happens
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Causes of death
Early Mortality
Primary Graft FailureDynamic HyperinflationRejection
Late Mortality
Bronchiolitis obliterans
Chronic Rejection
Malignancy
Infection
Lungs
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Causes of death
Early Mortality
Primary Graft FailureDynamic HyperinflationRejection
Late Mortality
Bronchiolitis obliterans
Chronic Rejection
Malignancy
Infection
Lungs
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Primary Graft Dysfunction
Risk Factors:
Poor gas exchange in donor
Pulmonary thrombo-embolism
Intra-operative colloid
Very long ischaemic time
Causes:
Lymphatics disruption
Inadequate preservation
Surgical trauma
Inflammatory mediators
TreatmentSupportiveDiureticAvoid excess iv fluidPulmonary vasodilator
Consider alternative diagnosis
Pulmonary Venous AnastomosisRejection
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Dynamic Hyperinflation
Causes:
Hyperinflated Native Lung
Transplant Graft Dysfunction
Proportion needing ILV
TLC % Predicted < 150% 7%
TLC % Predicted > 150% 26%
TLC % Predicted > 175% 44%
TreatmentIndependent lung ventilation
Native LungLow RRNormal tidal volume No PEEP
Transplanted lungHigh RRSmall tidal volumeHigh PEEP
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Other Post-op Management
ImmunosuppressionSteroids
Mycophenolate
Tacrolimus or Cyclosporin
(Basiliximab – IL2R antagonist)
Infection ProphylaxisCMV prophylaxis (for all except Neg. donor /Neg. recipient)
PCP prophylaxis (starts at 3 weeks post op)
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Are things getting better?
New organ preservation techniquesPerfadex
New surgical techniquesRetrograde flush
Bilateral thoracotomy
No more aprotonin
New anaesthetic techniquesCrystalloids & epidurals
New ICU managementProtocolised care
Recognition of potential complications
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OUTCOMES
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So how do they do?
Overall mortality
ICU length of stay
Duration of ventilation
Hospital length of stay
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So how do they do?
Overall mortality 4%
ICU length of stay
Duration of ventilation
Hospital length of stay
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So how do they do?
Overall mortality 4%
ICU length of stay 4.1 days (3.3 – 7.6)
Duration of ventilation 24 hours (13 – 73)
Hospital length of stay 23 days (17 – 35)
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1990-1998 (N=9,794) 1999-2008 (N=21,666) 2009-6/2014 (N=20,067)
Adult Lung TransplantsSurvival by Era
(1990 – 2014)
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THE FUTURE
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The Future
DCD lungs
Elderly donors
Ex-vivo perfusion/preservation
ECMO - bridge to transplant
Xenotransplantation
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The Future……….is now
DCD lungs
Elderly donors
ECMO - bridge to transplant
Ex-vivo perfusion/preservation
Xenotransplantation
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Australian DCD vs BD v the World0
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The Future……….is now
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The Future……….is now
DCD lungs
Elderly donors
ECMO - bridge to transplant
Ex-vivo perfusion/preservation
Xenotransplantation
The Alfred Intensive Care Unit, Melbourne, Australia
The Future……….is now
DCD lungs
Elderly donors
ECMO - bridge to transplant
Ex-vivo perfusion/preservation
Xenotransplantation
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The Future……….will always be the future
DCD lungs
Elderly donors
ECMO - bridge to transplant
Ex-vivo perfusion/preservation
Xenotransplantation
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Thank you
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