Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for 67 Days as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation in a Postcardiotomy Patient with Failing Heart and Mediastinitis
We report a case of successful heart transplantation after 67 days of support with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in a patient who underwent surgery for type A aortic dissection and myocardial infarction complicated by irreversible myocardial damage and a deep sternal wound...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://kjccm.org/upload/pdf/kjccm-2015-30-4-295.pdf |