Criteria for selecting COVID-19 patients for lung lung transplantation

(Medical University of Vienna) The Vienna lung transplantation programme plays a leading role in an international consortium comprising experts from the USA, Europe and Asia. Approximately 40 transplants have now been carried out on Covid-19 patients throughout the world. In a study the consortium has now proposed the first general selection criteria for lung transplantation in Covid-19 patients.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news