First Known U.S. Lung Transplant For COVID-19 Patient Performed In Chicago
is among the physicians in Northwestern's ICU who cared for the patient when she still had an active COVID-19 infection.
Since they believe this patient to be the first in the U.S. — and among the first in the world — to receive a transplant after having COVID-19, Malsin says there are still many unknowns, but she remains hopeful. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, she says they've seen more people who end up needing to be placed on a ventilator and ECMO device."And we hope that they continue to recover and regain their strength," she says."But there are other people that end up like this patient did, and either qualify for transplant or we're continuing to give them more time ."
It's too soon to know how many COVID-19 patients will be good candidates for lung transplants, Bharat says, but it's certainly not an option for every patient who's on a ventilator. Bharat says if providers know that a transplant could be an option, they may feel more comfortable keeping patients on life-support devices as they wait for the virus to clear, instead of withdrawing care.
They're now evaluating five patients to determine whether they are candidates for a lung transplant, he says.could limit how many eligible COVID-19 patients can receive a lung transplant, Bharat says he's optimistic that if the need grows, the medical community will find strategies to expand the donor pool.
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