The Use of Intraoperative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Lung Transplantation: Initial Institutional Experience.
Atakan ErkılınçMustafa VayvadaPublished in: Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery (2022)
ECMO is indicated for more severe patients who underwent lung transplantation. The use of ECMO provides adjuvant support during surgery and the mortality rate is acceptable. Survival is also as similar as non-ECMO patients. ECMO is appropriate for critically ill patients.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- respiratory failure
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- minimally invasive
- prognostic factors
- intensive care unit
- early stage
- acute coronary syndrome
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- drug induced
- free survival