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Lung Transplant Patients on Kilimanjaro.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:After its initial difficulties were overcome, lung transplantation became an accepted and effective treatment for end-stage lung disease. Patients can take part in almost all kinds of sports after lung transplantation, including high-altitude mountaineering, which is an extreme sport even for healthy individuals. Several articles have been published about high-altitude tolerance of transplanted patients. However, this was the first high-altitude expedition that included only lung transplant patients. METHODS:The Vienna lung transplantation team organized an expedition in 2017 to conquer the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, which consisted of 10 lung transplanted patients and 24 accompanying medical personnel. The participants were tested before and several times during the hike to evaluate their general and cardiopulmonary status, the severity of altitude sickness, and radio-morphologic changes. The results of the lung transplanted patients were compared to the results of their healthy companions. RESULTS:The group started at 2360 meters and reached the 5895-meter-high summit of Mount Kilimanjaro after 6 days on June 18, 2017. Eight transplant patients and 24 escorting medical personnel reached the peak. This means that the success rate was 94%, which is significantly higher than the reported 85% for this route. The 2 transplant patients who did not make the summit turned back on the first and second day because they lacked the necessary fitness for the trip. We did not see a significant difference in the results regarding cardiopulmonary status or the severity of altitude sickness, although we observed mildly higher blood pressure and altitude sickness score results in the lung transplant group. CONCLUSION:Based on our experiences, we can state that a stable patient after lung transplantation who attains the necessary physical fitness can achieve similar or even better physical results than an average healthy individual.

journal_name

Transplant Proc

journal_title

Transplantation proceedings

authors

Gieszer B,Radeczky P,Farkas A,Csende K,Mészáros L,Török K,Fazekas L,Bogyó L,Agócs L,Kocsis Á,Varga J,Bartók T,Dancs T,Kormosoi Tóth K,Schönauer N,Madurka I,Elek J,Döme B,Rényi-Vámos F,Lang G,Jaksch P,Ghimessy ÁK

doi

10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.04.004

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-05-01 00:00:00

pages

1258-1262

issue

eissn

0041-1345

issn

1873-2623

pii

S0041-1345(19)30602-5

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Lung Transplant Patients on Kilimanjaro.