Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon 1995-Oct
Hemodilution is an effective treatment for reperfusion edema after lung transplantation.
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A 38-year-old patient underwent left single-lung transplantation for end-stage histiocytosis with secondary pulmonary hypertension and polycythemia. Despite use of an optimal lung graft and a total ischemia limited to 250 minutes, major pulmonary edema developed postoperatively. Hemodilution resulted in a quick recovery of lung function. We speculate that blood hyperviscosity was a major factor of pulmonary edema in this patient.