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[Breathing difficulties in children subjected to bone marrow transplantation]

A García Salido1, M Nieto Moro, J Casado Flores

  • 1Servicio de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, España. citopensis@yahoo.es

Medicina Intensiva
|August 2, 2011
PubMed

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Respiratory distress affects up to 60% of children undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT). This review details the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of this common BMT complication.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Hematology
  • Pulmonology
  • Transplantation Medicine

Context:

  • Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is increasingly used therapeutically.
  • Respiratory distress is a frequent complication post-BMT in pediatric patients.
  • Improved BMT approaches have led to more patients experiencing this complication.

Purpose:

  • To outline the diverse causes of respiratory distress following BMT.
  • To differentiate causes based on initiation timing and infectious origins.
  • To review current diagnostic and treatment strategies for post-BMT respiratory distress.

Summary:

  • Respiratory distress occurs in up to 60% of pediatric BMT recipients.
  • Causes are categorized by onset and whether infection is involved.
  • Diagnostic methods and therapeutic interventions are discussed.

Impact:

  • Aids clinicians in identifying and managing respiratory distress post-BMT.
  • Informs strategies for improving patient outcomes after bone marrow transplantation.
  • Highlights the significance of respiratory complications in BMT care.

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