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J. Heart Lung Transplant. · Jul 2020
EditorialEthical considerations regarding heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support during the COVID-19 pandemic: an ISHLT COVID-19 Task Force statement.
- Are M Holm, Mandeep R Mehra, Andrew Courtwright, Jeffrey Teuteberg, Stuart Sweet, Luciano Potena, Lianne G Singer, Marta Farrero, Michael A Shullo, Raymond Benza, Stephan Ensminger, and Saima Aslam.
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
- J. Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Jul 1; 39 (7): 619-626.
AbstractTo understand the challenges for thoracic transplantation and mechanical circulatory support during the current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, we propose separating the effects of the pandemic into 5 distinct stages from a healthcare system perspective. We discuss how the classical ethical principles of utility, justice, and efficiency may need to be adapted, and we give specific recommendations for thoracic transplantation and mechanical circulatory support centers to balance their clinical decisions and strategies for advanced heart and lung disease during the current pandemic.Copyright © 2020 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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