Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation: successful transplantation after 155 days of support.

Kon, Zachary N; Wehman, P Brody; Gibber, Marc; Rabin, Joseph; Evans, Charles F; Rajagopal, Keshava; Herr, Daniel; Iacono, Aldo et al. · Ann Thorac Surg · 2015

case_report · Level V

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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.

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