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Lung transplant can save some COVID-19 survivors – ARY NEWS
Surgeons worldwide have been performing lung transplants in COVID-19 survivors with irreversible lung damage
Surgeons worldwide have been performing lung transplants in COVID-19 survivors with irreversible lung damage, and an international group of transplant experts has proposed guidelines for selection of eligible patients.
To possibly qualify for a transplant, COVID-19 survivors with complete lung failure should be younger than 65, nonsmokers, and have no pre-existing medical conditions, or only manageable ones, they advise.
They said transplants should be performed at least four weeks after a diagnosis…
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