Nursing care of 14 patients with idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension combined with left heart failure after lung transplantation / 中华护理杂志

This paper summarized nursing experience of 14 patients with idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension (IPAH)combined with left heart failure after lung transplantation.The key points of nursing included:dynamic evaluation and maintenance of cardiac function,close monitoring and control,management of extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation,mechanical ventilation and sequential non-invasive ventilation,early ambulation and rehabilitation.All 14 patients recovered and were discharged successfully.