"Heart and kidney transplant from donor with recent veno-arterial extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation".

Nicolas A Brozzi Renzo Otoniel CifuentesJose M FigueiroAli GhodsizadMatthias Loebe

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)

Our experience supports the concept that VA ECMO is not a contraindication for solid organ donation. Individual evaluation of organ function can lead to successful transplantation of multiple organs from donors with recent history of VA ECMO support.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardiac arrest
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory failure
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
mechanical ventilation
cell therapy
intensive care unit
stem cells
kidney transplantation
mesenchymal stem cells