title: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in lung transplantation.
abstract: Lung transplantation has become an accepted surgical modality. As the primary pulmonary graft failure accounts for almost one third of early deaths, new possibilities to positively influence this life-threatening complication had been searched for. extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) offers an unique advantage of overcome the demanding peri- and postoperative period. The authors present the advantage of ECMO use, introduce a review of experience with its application in lung transplantation. (Fig. 2, Ref. 36.)
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases Institute, NUTaRCH, Krajinska cesta 101, SK-825 56 Bratislava 211, Slovakia. Arpad_pp@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pereszlenyi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harustiak
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Klepetko
mesh_terms: D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods