Title: Tips for Lung Transplant Patients<br/>Author: Mike Winters<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/141/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
<strong><u>The Lung Transplant Patient in Your ED</u></strong></p>
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Infections are the most common reason for ICU admission in lung transplant patients.</li>
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Not surprisingly, <u>healthcare-aquired pneumonia</u> is the most common infection seen in lung transplant recipients.</li>
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In contrast to non-transplant patients, <u>gram-negative bacteria</u> (i.e., <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em>) are the most common pathogens.</li>
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Be sure to include antimicrobial coverage for <em>Pseudomonas</em> in your lung transplant patients presenting to the ED with pneumonia.</li>
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Welte T, et al. Ten tips for the intensive care management of transplanted lung patients. <em>Intensive Care Med.</em> 2019; 45:371-3.</p>
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