Lung Transplantation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

In this review, we discuss the outcomes of patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We discuss evidence that suggests that a significant proportion of patients with ARDS develop end-stage lung disease and die of pulmonary complications. In carefully selected patients with per...

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Autores principales: Bharat, Ankit, Hoetzenecker, Konrad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8802624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35512932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.thorsurg.2022.01.005
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Sumario:In this review, we discuss the outcomes of patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We discuss evidence that suggests that a significant proportion of patients with ARDS develop end-stage lung disease and die of pulmonary complications. In carefully selected patients with permanent lung damage, lung transplant can be a life-saving treatment.

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