When to consider lung transplantation for COVID-19

Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Oct;8(10):944-946. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30393-3. Epub 2020 Aug 25.

Authors

Marcelo Cypel¹, Shaf Keshavjee²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada. Electronic address: marcelo.cypel@uhn.ca.
² Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.

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Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Humans
Lung Transplantation*
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Respiratory Distress Syndrome*
SARS-CoV-2