FREE ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Q&A with Dr. Luis Angel
Get answers to all your pulmonology transplant questions! Join world renowned lung transplant pulmonologist and CompuMed doctor, Dr. Luis Angel of NYU’s Langone Health Transplant Center for an intimate Q&A webinar.
Dr. Angel’s Q&A was so popular that we ran out of time, so he agreed to come back and spend more time answering all your questions.
Below is the entire webinar cut up into individual questions
Any pre or post bronchoscopy medication suggestions?
Any suggestions for post bronchoscopy recruitment maneuvers?
How Often Do You Re-bronch?
Do you recommend surveillance bronchs (every day?) or only if clinically indicated (after initial?)
What are the best vent settings for a successful recovery of lungs?
What can we do in collaboration with hospital staff to maintain the best lung function for recovery?
When do you recommend proning a patient?
Do you perform bronchoscopy on only brain-dead donors, or DCD cases as well?
Thoughts on coordinator-performed serial therapeutic bronchoscopy for donors who appear to need it?
Can you give 2-3 talking points when dealing with donor hospital to advocate for early bronchoscopy?
Correlation with OPOs high lung transplant rate in proximity to aggressive Lung Transplant Centers.
Top and Under Performing OPOs
Are donors on PRVC, tried reversing I:E ratio 1:1/2:1 if BD, not overbreathing recruit, prefer APRV?
Are there benefits of Bicarbonate NaHCO3 instead of saline while clearing secretions?
For the OPOs that have their own donor care unit, is there different protocols for bronchs?
Conclusion
