Rebecca Osborn, MD, on Infectious Complications of Lung Transplant for COVID-19

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– CALI patients see encouraging 1-year survival, but MDRO infections are prevalent

By Kristin Jenkins

Among patients with COVID-19-associated lung injury (CALI), 45% develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and pulmonary fibrosis. Most cannot be weaned from mechanical ventilation or extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and lung transplantation remains one of the only treatment options.

But there was encouraging data from a retrospective case control cohort study.
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