Is extracorporeal membrane oxygenation withdrawal a safe option after double-lung transplantation?

CONCLUSIONS: Patients who underwent Unplanned-Intraoperative ECMO showed poorer prognoses than patients who did not require ECMO. This finding may be explained by differences in initial condition severity, by long-term consequences of the intraoperative complications leading to ECMO pump implantation, or by flaws in our weaning protocol.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - May 3, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Fessler J, Sage E, Roux A, Feliot E, Gayat E, Pirracchio R, Parquin F, Cerf C, Fischler M, Le Guen M Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research