Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2011, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (18): 3284-3287.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8225.2011.18.014

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Contemporaneous heart and lung transplantation in 6 cases

Xu Ning1, Xie Qiang1, Chen Jing-yu2, Kui Yu-chuan1, Shu Nan1, Qu Yong-ye1, Lü Shu-liang1   

  1. 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dalian Central Hospital, Dalian  116033, Liaoning Province, China
    2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wuxi People’s Hospital, Wuxi  214000, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2010-11-14 Revised:2011-02-16 Online:2011-04-30 Published:2011-04-30
  • About author:Xu Ning★, Master, Professor, Master’s supervisor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dalian Central Hospital, Dalian 116033, Liaoning Province, China Pierrexu@163.com

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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Heart and lung transplantation remain the optimal treatment for end-stage heart and lung diseases, but donor shortage in China is a very serious problem because of various reasons.
OBJECTIVE: To discuss the possibility of heart and lung transplantation for different recipients with same donor’s heart and lung at the same time.
METHODS: Hearts and lungs were obtained from 3 donors, transplanted into 3 cases with end-stage heart diseases and 3 cases with lung diseases. Heart and lung transplantation performed separately at the same time. The transplantation outcomes were observed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Among double-lungs transplantation patients, one had developed venous embolism and conducted right pulmonary upper lobectomy at 9 days and discharged at 30 days after operation. Another recipient got infection and cured with antibiotics. One heart transplant patient suffered renal dysfunction and then was treated with consecutive renal replacement therapy. The remains had no postoperative complications. All these recipients got through the postoperative period and had good life quality. Heart and lung transplantation for different recipients with same donor can maximize the use of available donor and save more patients’ lives.

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