End stage pulmonary disease
Other namesEnd stage lung disease (ESLD)[1]
SpecialtyPulmonology

End stage pulmonary disease (ESPD)[2] is the result of chronic progressive lung diseases like COPD,[3] 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.[4]

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. doi:10.2147/COPD.S3890. PMC 2650595. PMID 19281090.
  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. PMID 29087752.
  3. ^ "COPD and death: End stage symptoms and how to cope". 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ "End-Stage Lung Disease". 2016-02-02. Archived from the original on 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2017-12-21.


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