End stage pulmonary disease

End stage lung disease (ESLD)[1] or end stage pulmonary disease (ESPD)[2] is the end result of chronic progressive lung diseases like COPD, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or systemic progressive diseases that affect the lungs such as cystic fibrosis or granulomatosis with polyangiitis. It is defined as when the lungs can no longer or barely remove enough carbon dioxide or supply enough oxygen to meet the body's basic needs. Treatment incorporates a lung transplant.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Currow, David C; Ward, Alicia; Clark, Katie; Burns, Catherine M; Abernethy, Amy P (1 December 2008). "Caregivers for people with end-stage lung disease: Characteristics and unmet needs in the whole population". International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 3 (4): 753–762. PMC 2650595.
  2. ↑ Pople, Josephine (2 October 2017). "Palliative care for people living with end-stage pulmonary disease". International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 23 (10): 486–495. doi:10.12968/ijpn.2017.23.10.486. Retrieved 21 December 2017 – via magonlinelibrary.com (Atypon).
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