Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Lung Transplantation for Patients with COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

  • Cho, Woo Hyun (Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital)
  • Received : 2022.07.07
  • Accepted : 2022.07.18
  • Published : 2022.08.05
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Abstract

Patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) may exhibit pulmonary fibrosis after the viral illness resolves. Some of these patients may experience severe functional lung impairment, and thus require transplants to prevent death or maintain a tolerable quality of life. Considering the reversibility of COVID-19 ARDS, lung transplant candidates are observed for 1-2 months and must be selected very carefully before transplantation. As the short-term outcomes of such patients are comparable to those of patients with other indications for transplantation, lung transplantation should be actively considered.

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Acknowledgement

This work is dedicated to professor Hyo Chae Paik, who pioneered lung transplantation in Korea and founded the Korean Lung Transplant Society, which is open to all interested surgeons. Professor Paik devoted his working life to the development of lung transplantation in Korea.

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