Lung transplantation for acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease.
Mwelwa ChizingaTiago N MachucaAbbas ShahmohammadiDivya C PatelAyoub InnabiBashar AlzghoulVanessa ScheubleMauricio PipkinBorna MehradAndres PelaezChristine LinDiana Gomez-ManjarresPublished in: Thorax (2021)
Patients with ILD transplanted during AE-ILD had no meaningful difference in overall survival, rate of primary graft dysfunction or acute rejection compared with those transplanted with stable disease. Our results suggest that lung transplantation can be considered as a therapeutic option for selected patients with AE-ILD.
Keyphrases
- interstitial lung disease
- systemic sclerosis
- respiratory failure
- liver failure
- rheumatoid arthritis
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- drug induced
- aortic dissection
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- oxidative stress
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- mechanical ventilation