Readmissions of Lung Transplant Patients in ICU.

Readmissions of Lung Transplant Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

A multi-centre, prospective and observational study was carried out from August 2012 to June 2016 in five Spanish tertiary-care university hospitals with well-established lung transplant programs: Vall d'Hebron (Barcelona), Marqués de Valdecilla (Santander), 12 de Octubre (Madrid), CHUAC (A Coruña), and Reina Sofía (Córdoba).

The study population comprised all consecutive adult lung transplant recipients who required ICUr (after >7 days post-transplant discharge from ICU) during august 2012 - June 2016 (4-yr period).

Inclusion Criteria:

• All consecutive adult lung transplant recipients who required ICU readmission (after >7 days post-transplant discharge from ICU) during august 2012 - June 2016 (4-yr period).

Exclusion Criteria:

• ICU readmission < 8 days post-transplant discharge from ICU.
• ICU readmission for early postoperative care following lung transplantation.