Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support following liver transplantation-A case series.

Naeem GoussousHashem AkbarJohn C LaMattinaSteven I HanishRolf N BarthDavid A Bruno

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2019)

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation can be considered a viable rescue therapy in the setting of severe postoperative cardiopulmonary failure. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy was successful in saving patients who were otherwise unsalvageable.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory failure
patients undergoing
mechanical ventilation
stem cells
cell therapy
smoking cessation