ECMO as Bridge to Lung Transplantation. Experience in a Center in a Country with Low Donor Supply. Cl ínica Santa María, Santiago De Chile

Purpose: The use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) as bridge therapy has improved the outcomes of patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation prior to lung transplantation (LT). Our objective is to evaluate and describe the local experience of ECMO therapy as bridge to lung transplantation (EBLT) in the last 8 years.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Source Type: research