Ethical 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; Saima Aslam

doi:10.1016/j.healun.2020.04.019

Ethical 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, Saima Aslam^*

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Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery

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Abstract

To 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.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume	39
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	619-626
Number of pages	8
ISSN	1053-2498
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2020.04.019
Publication status	Published - 07.2020

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Holm, A. M., Mehra, M. R., Courtwright, A., Teuteberg, J., Sweet, S., Potena, L., Singer, L. G., Farrero, M., Shullo, M. A., Benza, R., Ensminger, S., & Aslam, S. (2020). Ethical considerations regarding heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support during the COVID-19 pandemic: an ISHLT COVID-19 Task Force statement. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 39(7), 619-626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2020.04.019

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