Multiprofessional Critical Care Review: Adult 2024 (MCCRCA24ON)-Complications of Solid Organ Transplantation

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Video Summary

The video features a transplant surgeon from Penn discussing complications and management in liver and kidney transplantation. The presentation categorizes common complications into technical, infection-related, medication-related, and acute rejection. Cardiovascular disease, post-transplant malignancy, infection, and diabetes are highlighted as significant risks. The surgeon emphasizes monitoring for diverse complications such as graft failure, organ failure, and endocrine issues like new-onset diabetes and hyperparathyroidism. The importance of routine dermatologic assessment for renal transplant patients is noted due to increased squamous cell cancer risk. Various diagnostic and management strategies for complications like PRESS syndrome and hepatic artery thrombosis are discussed. The surgeon concludes by stressing infection control, technical vigilance, and laboratory monitoring to mitigate risks and ensure patient and graft survival post-transplantation.

Keywords

transplantation complications

liver and kidney transplant

graft failure

infection control

cardiovascular disease

diagnostic strategies

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