Successful Long-Term Outcome After Transplantation of Lungs Affected by Smoke Inhalation Injury

Jalal Moolji; Ishrat Gill; Rhea Varughese; Benjamin Adam; Kieran Halloran; Justin Weinkauf; Dale Lien; John Mullen; Alim Hirji

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.09.045

Successful Long-Term Outcome After Transplantation of Lungs Affected by Smoke Inhalation Injury

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jul;114(1):e25-e28. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.09.045. Epub 2021 Oct 23.

Authors

Jalal Moolji¹, Ishrat Gill¹, Rhea Varughese¹, Benjamin Adam², Kieran Halloran¹, Justin Weinkauf¹, Dale Lien¹, John Mullen³, Alim Hirji⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
³ Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: ahirji@ualberta.ca.

PMID: 34699753
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.09.045

Abstract

We report a case of a 43-year-old woman who underwent double lung transplantation from a donor with severe airway burns following a house fire. The recipient's lung function and quality of life remain excellent 24 months following transplantation. This case is the first to report successful long-term outcomes in transplantation of lungs affected by smoke inhalation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Burns*
Female
Humans
Lung
Lung Transplantation*
Quality of Life
Smoke Inhalation Injury* / complications
Smoke Inhalation Injury* / surgery