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— CHEST session also examined other hot topics in lung transplant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Expanding the selection criteria for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge to lung transplant to include older and sicker patients was not associated with worse survival, a retrospective cohort study showed.
Other studies presented here during the “Lung Transplantation: New Issues in 2022” session at CHEST 2022, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, included one on sociodemographic trends in lung transplant in the U.S. from 2001 through 2021, and two presentations on COVID-19 in lung transplant recipients.
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