Immediate Postoperative COVID-19 Infection after Lung Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Case Series.

Jack K DonohueEric J HyznySarah CliffordErnest G ChanJenalee Nicole CosterMasashi FurukawaPablo G Sanchez

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)

Although previous literature demonstrates that COVID-19 can be deadly in recent lung transplant recipients, rapid treatment with anti-viral therapy/immunotherapy, deescalating immunosuppression, and treatment of respiratory decompensation with Decadron was effective in our patients.

Keyphrases

sars cov
end stage renal disease
systematic review
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
stem cells
peritoneal dialysis
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
bone marrow
patient reported outcomes
sensitive detection
respiratory tract