Lung transplantation for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): The who, what, where, when, and why

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Lara Schaheen¹  Ross M. Bremner¹  Rajat Walia¹  Michael A. Smith¹ 

[1] St Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Norton Thoracic Institute

关键词: COVID-19;    extracorporeal membrane oxygenation;    SARS-CoV-2;    lung transplantation;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.06.061

学科分类：心脏病和心血管学

来源: Mosby, Inc.

【 摘 要 】

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a global pandemic of unprecedented magnitude in the last century. As of March 2021, there have been more than 128 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, leading to the death of more than 2.5 million people worldwide.1 Although the symptoms associated with COVID-19 are diverse, the majority of serious consequences from COVID-19 involve pneumonia.

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