The value of routine ophthalmological tests in the screening for lung transplantation
| Autor: | Peter L. L. J. Hardus, J P Ouwens, Wim van der Bij, Maribel Seré |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Faculteit Medische Wetenschappen/UMCG, Groningen Institute for Organ Transplantation (GIOT) |
| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Nephrology
medicine.medical_specialty ophthalmologic screening Eye Diseases Cost effectiveness medicine.medical_treatment NETHERLANDS OCULAR COMPLICATIONS Liver transplantation Diagnostic Techniques Ophthalmological COST-EFFECTIVENESS Transplant surgery Postoperative Complications Predictive Value of Tests Risk Factors Internal medicine Preoperative Care medicine Lung transplantation Humans Mass Screening Contraindication Postoperative Care Transplantation Lung business.industry Decision Trees LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure surgical procedures operative HEART business Follow-Up Studies Lung Transplantation |
| Zdroj: | Transplant International, 17(12), 859-861. Wiley |
| ISSN: | 0934-0874 |
| Popis: | We aimed to analyse the results of ophthalmological examinations in the screening before and in the follow-up after lung transplantation. Altogether, 295 consecutive patients who had undergone ophthalmological examination in the screening before lung transplantation were analysed. Preoperatively 27% ocular abnormalities were found; none of them formed a contraindication for the transplantation. Of the 122 patients who underwent transplantation, 24 (20%) had postoperative ocular complaints. We can conclude that, because of the absence of contraindications in all of these patients, routine ophthalmological screening before transplantation is not recommended. Routine postoperative screening is not required, either. |
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