Pulmonary and Critical Care Considerations of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Ayman O. Soubani, MD is Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He also serves as Medical Director, Medical ICUs, Detroit Medical Center Adult Central Campus; Service Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Karmanos Cancer Center; and Medical Director, Critical Care Service, Karmanos Cancer Center.

HSCT- overview- types, indications, epidemiology, outcomes.- Graft vs Host Disease- manifestations and management.- Immunological changes in lungs following HSCT.- Spectrum of pulmonary complications following HSCT.- Pre-transplant pulmonary evaluation.- Diagnostic evaluation of pulmonary diseases following HSCT.- Chest radiology in HSCT.- Bacterial respiratory infections.- Aspergillosis.- Other fungal respiratory infections.- CMV pneumonia.- Respiratory viral infections.- Emerging infections.- Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage.- Engraftment Syndrome.- Idiopathic pneumonia syndrome.- Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.- Pulmonary fibrosis.- Other non-infectious pulmonary complications.- Co-morbid pulmonary diseases in HSCT patient.- Pulmonary rehabilitation and HSCT.- Lung transplant for HSCT patient.- Critical care outcomes of HSCT patient.- Respiratory support of critically ill HSCT patient- MV, NIV, HFNC.- Cardiac considerations in critically ill HSCT patient.- Renal considerations in critically ill HSCT.- GI and hepatic considerations in critically ill HSCT patient.- Neurologic considerations in critically ill HSCT patient.- Hematologic considerations in critically ill HSCT patient.- Critical care nursing of HSCT patient.- Supportive care and HSCT patient.- Coordinating care of HSCT with pulmonary and critical care illness- outpatient/BMT-ICU care units/ multidisciplinary ICU rounds/ telemedicine.