Lung TransplantationBy: Alexis Schultz

Sam MontanoAmy Trinh

Body System Respiratory system

Location Located on either side of the chest

Function•Transport oxygen from the atmosphere into the bloodstream

•Releases carbon dioxide from the bloodstream into the atmosphere

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Transplants done in the U.S. 1221 transplants

Success Rate Between Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2010 303 lung transplants Survival rate 90%, compared to 83%

nationally 3 year survival rate, 72% compared

to 67% nationally

Life Expectancy 1 to 2 years survival rates

People Waiting… 111,523 people waiting for a lung in the U.S. per year

People Died… 6,570 people died while waiting for a lung in the U.S. per year

Medical Conditions No longer perform their vital function of exchanging oxygen and carbon

dioxide

End-stage lung disease and are expected to live less than 2 years

Lack of oxygen

No other surgery will help them

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Donating a LungDisqualify someone from donating a lung

Not in good general health

Not 18-55 years old

A smoker

Not as tall as the recipient

Not a match with the recipient’s blood type

Receiving a Lung Disqualify someone from receiving a lung

Too sick Smoker Less than 65 years old

Where can this procedure be done? John Hopkins Hospital

Stanford Hospital

Temple Lung Hospital

How long is this surgical procedure? The operation itself takes anywhere from 4 to 8 hours.

The transplant is much more complicated.

When the organ becomes available, it may take 24 to 48 hours before you actually go into the hospital room to have the procedure. The operation itself takes 4 to 8 hours.

Cost of transplant? For the recipient, the whole procedure costs around $366,000.

For the donor, the cost is included in the insurance of the family receiving the organ.

Do you need to be dead or alive to donate? Organ transplants are only permitted when the donor is dead.

Living donors are only permitted to donate paired organs, such as a kidney or lung.

They can also donate fluids and tissues that can regenerate, such as blood, bone marrow, and parts of a lung.

Anti-rejection drugs The most common drugs prescribed to prevent organ rejection are

cyclosporine, prednisone, azathioprine, tacrolimus, sirolimus and thymoglobulin.

Any Restrictions on lifestyle?Recovery takes several months

Do not lift anything over 5 pounds

Avoid driving for 6 weeks

Gradually increase physical activity

Smoke-free zones

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Post Operative Therapy Spend time in the intensive care unit (ICU)

Wear special stockings on your feet and legs to prevent blood clots

Shots to prevent blood clots

Receive pain medicine that goes through your veins and different medications

Stay close to the hospital for the first 3 months

Citations http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/429499-overview

http://organdonor.gov/index.html

http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/transplant-lung/learn-about/why-needed.html

http://columbialungtransplant.org/

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003010.htm