Bilateral pneumonectomy with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplant

A 30-year-old male with cystic fibrosis with recurrent multidrug-resistant Burkholderia multivorans infections developed persistent bacteremia, despite high-dose antibiotics for>10 days and ventilator as well as veno-venous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) dependence limiting his transplant candidacy.1,2 No non-pulmonary sources of infection were identified; his chest radiograph demonstrated significant pulmonary disease. We performed bilateral pneumonectomies to clear his infection.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: CASE ANECDOTES Source Type: research