Lung Transplantation for Chronic HD-Associated Lung Injury

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May 11, 2017226 views

Inhalation injury increases acute morbidity and mortality.Many patients require mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and even lung transplantation (LTPL). However, the long-term course of HD-associated lung injury remains unclear because the majority of survivors recovered normal lung function. Here we report a 33-year-old woman who underwent LTPL approximately four years after severe HD-associated lung injury.......

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