Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for grade 3 primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation: Long-term outcomes.
Jocelyn BellierPierre LhommetPierre BonnettePhilippe PuyoMorgan Le GuenAntoine RouxFrançois ParquinAlain ChapelierEdouard Sagenull nullPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2019)
Veno-arterial ECMO appears to be suitable for management of PGD after LTx. Patients with PGD requiring ECMO show increased initial mortality; however, long-term survival was comparable with that of other patients in the study. Lung function does not appear to be related to PGD requiring ECMO.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- lung function
- respiratory failure
- end stage renal disease
- cystic fibrosis
- ejection fraction
- air pollution
- newly diagnosed
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- chronic kidney disease
- mechanical ventilation
- oxidative stress
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease