COVID-19 and lung transplant: controversy and reflection / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by a novel virus (2019-nCoV), is a current epidemic throughout the world. Widespread discussion has been going on about the suitability of lung transplantation for critically-ill patients as an emergent treatment. So far lung transplantation has been performed sporadically in China; however, the relevant treatment and prognosis after transplantation are inconclusive. This article mainly reviews the literature in terms of transplantation and viral infection, indications of lung transplantation, postoperative complications, ethics, and health economics, to elaborate this argument and to further explore the future of lung transplantation for COVID-19.