17: A prospective study of a management algorithm to minimise lung transplant (LTx) primary graft dysfunction (PGD)

Does anaesthetic management affect early outcomes after lung transplant? An exploratory analysis

“…A new management protocol to standardize postoperative cardiorespiratory and fluid management of these patients 17 was introduced in September 2005 and was included for analysis.…”

“…13 From September 2005, a new postoperative fluid management regimen was instituted in our lung transplant recipients, which has been previously described. 17 This encompassed respiratory and cardiovascular management algorithms, targeting a CVP ,7 mm Hg where mean arterial pressure and cardiac index permitted. The protocol provided an algorithm for early extubation where the Pa O 2 /FI O 2 ratio was .200.…”