21. Priya Nair on Lung Transplants in ICU

This podcast episode, recorded from the Sydney Intensive Care Network meeting, features Dr. Priya Nair, an intensivist at St Vincent's Hospital, discussing the management of heart and lung transplant patients. The talk covers the history of lung transplants at St Vincent's, national transplant data, and a detailed case presentation of a 21-year-old cystic fibrosis patient who underwent a bilateral lung transplant. Dr. Nair elaborates on the indications for transplant, pre-operative considerations, surgical procedures, and potential post-operative complications such as respiratory failure, hemodynamic instability, and acute rejection. She also addresses immunosuppression strategies, antimicrobial prophylaxis, airway complications, and non-pulmonary ICU issues, concluding with her personal perspective on the challenges and rewards of managing lung transplant patients in the ICU. The episode also includes a promotion for the Bedside Critical Care Conference.