Article of the Month

“International consensus recommendations for anesthetic and intensive care management of lung transplantation. An EACTAIC, SCA, ISHLT, ESOT, ESTS, and AST approved document.” Nandor Marczin, MD, PhD, Eric E.C. de Waal, MD, PhD, Peter M.A. Hopkins, MD, Michael S. Mulligan, MD, Andre Simon, MD, PhD, Andrew D. Shaw, MB, FRCA, FRCPC, FFICM, Dirk Van Raemdonck, MD, […]

Michael Curtis, MD University of California, San Francisco Introduction Lung transplantation remains only a class IIb indication for intraoperative monitoring via transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in existing guidelines.1 However, some have suggested that TEE should become routine during these procedures2, given the multiple and varied impacts to the cardiovascular system throughout such a case (e.g., pulmonary […]

Cardiothoracic Transplant Anesthesia Article of the Month Godino C, Munafo A, Scotti A, Estevez-Loureiro R, Hernandez AP, et al. MitraClip in secondary mitral regurgitation as a bridge to heart transplantation: 1 year outcomes from the International MitraBridge Registry. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Dec;39(12): 1353-1362. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Patients awaiting heart transplantation (HTx) often need bridging […]

Abdominal Organ Transplant Article of the Month Abstract: Background. Opioid use in liver transplantation is poorly understood and has potential associated morbidity. Methods. Using a national data set of employer-based insurance claims, we identified 1257 adults who underwent liver transplantation between December 2009 and February 2015. We categorized patients based on their duration of opioid […]