Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Experience In Acute Graft Failure After Heart Transplantation

ConclusionTemporary ECMO support for postoperative output failure is an acceptable option as a last resort for otherwise doomed patients with fatal graft failure after HTx. The small fraction of patients surviving, appear to have a decent long‐term prognosis.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Clinical Transplantation - April 1, 2014 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Sven Lehmann, Madlen Uhlemann, Christian D. Etz, Jens Garbade, Thomas Schroeder, Michael Borger, Martin Misfeld, Hartmuth B Bittner, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr Tags: Original Article Source Type: research