Organ Transplants in Peril as COVID-damaged Organs No Longer Viable
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Whether we are in the end of days of the pandemic or not, its health effects will be felt for a long time as those who contracted COVID-19 will have to deal with scarred lungs, inflamed hearts and damage to other vital organs. Sim Shain, CEO of Paraflight EMS, explains how this health issue will affect organ transplantation short- and long-term since damaged organs would not be viable candidates.
The blow to the organ transplant field from COVID-19 has been disastrous.
This creates a two-sided problem as some COVID patients will no longer be able to donate their organs and they themselves may need an organ transplant down the road. This puts the viability of organs at risk.
Golda Meir Michael Altshuler
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