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. 2021 Sep 9;30(16):976-980.
doi: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.16.976.

Providing post-lung transplant care during the time of COVID-19

Sara Winward  1 , Iain Lawrie  2 , Susan Talbot Towell  2 , Nina Sheridan  3 , Patricia Ging  4
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Providing post-lung transplant care during the time of COVID-19

Sara Winward et al. Br J Nurs. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency of international concern. Solid organ transplant recipients have been identified as being at high risk of acquiring the virus SARS-CoV-2 and having a more severe COVID-19 disease. This article describes the experience of the National Lung Transplant Centre in Ireland in changing established care pathways for lung transplant recipients during the pandemic. The innovations which were put in place to protect this clinically vulnerable group are discussed. With the advancement of technology and remote monitoring systems available, patient-focused strategies and community-based interventions were implemented. Additional strategies have been implemented so that the new model of care can be safely maintained.

Keywords: Advanced nursing practice; COVID-19; Immunosuppression; Ireland; Lung transplant specialist nurse; Lung transplantation; Virtual clinic.

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