Lessons learned from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used infrequently as a bridge to lung transplantation due to lack of consensus and data regarding the benefits of such a strategy. We present data from the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) database on the outcomes of patients bridged to lung...

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Main Authors: Vladimir Shumaster, Oliver Jawitz, David Yuh, Pramod Bonde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ScienceOpen 2014-04-01
Series:ScienceOpen Research
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=b24d23af-564f-402c-a9b3-2c132639ac4d