Weight Gain in Lung Transplantation Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Croatia.

Background: To determine the effect of lockdown measures on lung transplant patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Subjects And Methods: We collected data from Croatian lung transplant patients before and after the lockdown and analyzed changes in weight, BMI, lung function and blood lipid status.

Results: An average increase of 3.74 kg (+4.92%) body weight during the 4 month lockdown period was observed. Lung function values and blood lipid status remained stable.

Conclusion: Such weight gain could have detrimental effects on the morbidity and mortality of lung transplant patients. Further follow up is needed to determine the long term impacts of this observation.