“Heart and kidney transplant from donor with recent veno‐arterial extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation”

ConclusionOur experience supports the concept that VA ECMO is not a contraindication for solid organ donation. Individual evaluation of organ function can lead to successful transplantation of multiple organs from donors with recent history of VA ECMO support.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - September 15, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Nicolas A. Brozzi, Renzo O. Cifuentes, Jose M. Figueiro, Ali Ghodsizad, Matthias Loebe Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research