Transplant ‘boosts survival’ in acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease

Stable disease is not necessarily a prerequisite for lung transplantation, an observational study suggests
Clare Pain
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Patients with an acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease (ILD) fare as well with a lung transplant as those who have stable disease, US researchers say.

Their findings suggest that clinicians should consider lung transplant as a potential life-saving procedure for patients with an exacerbation, they write in Thorax.