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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 366-379 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
Volume | 37 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 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