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Ambulatory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge to lung transplantation.

Authors :
Keshavamurthy S
Bazan V
Tribble TA
Baz MA
Zwischenberger JB
Source :
Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery [Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg] 2021 Sep; Vol. 37 (Suppl 3), pp. 366-379. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 01.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Ambulatory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has shown promise as a bridge to lung transplantation. The primary goal of ambulatory ECMO is to provide enough gas exchange to allow patients to participate in preoperative physical therapy. Various strategies of ambulatory ECMO are utilized depending upon patients' need. A wide spectrum of ECMO configurations is available to tackle this situation. We discuss those configurations in this article.<br />Competing Interests: Conflict of interestThe authors declare no competing interests.<br /> (© Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons 2021.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0970-9134
Volume :
37
Issue :
Suppl 3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34483506
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-021-01210-4