Temporary ECMO support following lung and heart-lung transplantation.
7 days) failure. Seven (78%) patients in the early group were weaned off ECMO and 5 (56%) survived to hospital discharge. In the late group, none of the patients could be weaned off ECMO, yielding 100% mortality. ECMO support instituted for pulmonary graft failure that occurred within 24 hours of transplantation may improve patient survival.
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Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
Kulick
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Bolman
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Dunitz
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Hertz
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Park
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies