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Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:1576-1583
© 1997 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Article: General Thoracic

Early and Late Airway Complications After Lung Transplantation: Incidence and Management

Vibhu R. Kshettry, MD, Timothy J. Kroshus, MD, Marshall I. Hertz, MD, David W. Hunter, MD, Sara J. Shumway, MD, R. Morton Bolman, III, MD

Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Accepted for publication December 17, 1996.

Background. Airway anastomosis complications continue to be a source of morbidity for lung transplant recipients.

Methods. This study analyzes incidence, treatment, and follow-up of airway anastomotic complications occurring in 127 consecutive lung transplant airway anastomoses (77 single lung and 25 bilateral sequential lung). Complications were categorized as stenosis (11), granulation tissue (8), infection (7), bronchomalacia (5), or dehiscence (3). Follow-up after treatment ranged from 6 months to 4 years.

Results. Nineteen airway anastomosis complications (15.0%) occurred in 18 patients. Telescoping the airway anastomosis reduced the complication rate to 12 of 97 (12.4%), compared with 7 of 30 (23.3%) for omental wrapping, (p = 0.15). Complications developed in 13 of 77 single-lung airway anastomoses (16.9%) versus 6 of 50 bilateral sequential lung recipients (12.0%). Treatment consisted of stenting (9 airway anastomoses), bronchodilation (8), laser debridement (4), rigid bronchoscopic debridement (2), operative revision (2), and growth factor application (2). There was no difference in actuarial survival between patients with or without airway anastomosis complications (p = 1.0).

Conclusions. Airway anastomosis complications can be successfully managed in the immediate or late postoperative period with good outcome up to 4 years after intervention.




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