Central Ambulatory Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Lung Transplantation

Central veno-arterial (VA) ECMO provides reliable cardiopulmonary support in selected patients with end-stage lung diseases and severe pulmonary hypertension or cardiac instability. Ambulation dramatically improves patient outcomes. We investigated the outcomes of a new technique of ambulatory central VA ECMO via tunneled cannula insertion and right thoracotomy.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: P. Downey, W. Ragalie, D. Ross, A. Ardehali Tags: 113 Source Type: research