Lung donation following SARS-CoV-2 infection

Melissa Querrey1, Chitaru Kurihara1, Adwaiy Manerikar1

  • 1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Summary

Lung donation after COVID-19 infection is safe and feasible. Thorough assessment ensures the safety and efficacy of using lungs from recovered donors for transplant recipients, even those with severe lung damage.