Lung Transplant as a Treatment for Patients with End-Stage Respiratory Failure Due to COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 may lead to development of irreversible acute respiratory distress syndrome. Some patients sustain severe respiratory failure after infection subsides. They may require lung transplant as a last resort treatment. The aim of the study is to assess the effect and feasibility of lung transplant as a treatment for patients with severe irreversible respiratory failure due to COVID-19.

Methods

This retrospective study pertains to analysis of 119 patients in critical condition who were referred to Lung Transplant Ward (Zabrze, Poland). between July 2020 and June 2021 after developing respiratory failure requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, invasive ventilation, or both, as well as a few patients on high-flow oxygen therapy. Inclusion criteria for refer

SUBMITTER: Urlik M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8995202 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature