End stage pulmonary disease explained

Synonym:	End stage lung disease (ESLD)^[1]
Specialty:	pulmonology

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]

Notes and References

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2. Palliative care for people living with end-stage pulmonary disease. Josephine. Pople. 2 October 2017. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 23. 10. 486–495. 10.12968/ijpn.2017.23.10.486. 29087752.
3. Web site: COPD and death: End stage symptoms and how to cope. 29 October 2021.
4. Web site: End-Stage Lung Disease . 2017-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171221134759/http://ctsurgerypatients.org/heart-and-lung-transplantation/end-stage-lung-disease . 2017-12-21 . dead . 2016-02-02 .