title: Temporary ECMO support following lung and heart-lung transplantation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
authors.forename: D Q
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kulick
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bolman
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dunitz
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Hertz
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: 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