According to a recent study designed to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of lung transplantation for respiratory failure from COVID-19, transplantation can produce acceptable results if it is performed in a timely manner and patients undergo the appropriate qualification process. The retrospective study was published in Transplantation Proceedings.

Researchers from the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, analyzed the medical records of 119 patients who were critically ill with respiratory failure from COVID-19. All were hospitalized at a single center and had been referred for lung transplantation between July 2020 and June 2021. The mean patient age was 52.02±10.17 years, and 74.14% of patients were male.