title: Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation: successful transplantation after 155 days of support.
abstract: We present a case of a woman with acute respiratory distress syndrome and irrecoverable lung function that was successfully bridged to lung transplantation after 155 consecutive days of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: zkon@smail.umaryland.edu.
authors: Zachary N
authors: ZN
authors: Kon
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: P Brody
authors: PB
authors: Wehman
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: Gibber
authors: R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: Joseph
authors: J
authors: Rabin
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: Charles F
authors: CF
authors: Evans
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: Keshava
authors: K
authors: Rajagopal
authors: R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Herr
authors: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: Aldo
authors: A
authors: Iacono
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors: Jose P
authors: JP
authors: Garcia
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: Bartley P
authors: BP
authors: Griffith
mesh_terms: D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D013997:Time Factors; D014680:Veins; D055815:Young Adult