Contemporary Outcomes of ECMO used as Bridge to Lung Transplantation.

CONCLUSIONS: ECMO as BTT has led to encouraging perioperative outcomes and early survival. Careful patient selection and early utilization of ECMO seems to allow for preservation of vitality while these critically ill candidates await donor organs, which may improve outcomes. PMID: 29559375 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 17, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hakim AH, Ahmad U, McCurry KR, Johnston DR, Pettersson GB, Budev M, Murthy S, Blackstone EH, Tong MZ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research