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

Suresh Keshavamurthy, Vanessa Bazan, Thomas Andrew Tribble, Maher Afif Baz, Joseph Bertram Zwischenberger

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)366-379
Number of pages14
JournalIndian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume37
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2021

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© 2021, Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons.

Keywords

  • Ambulatory ECMO
  • Bridge to lung transplantation
  • VA ECMO
  • VV ECMO

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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