Bridge to Transplant: Central Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation With Pulmonary Artery Drainage.

Patel, Yatrik; Stokes, John W; Gannon, Whitney D; Zorn, James T; Hoffman, Jordan; Shah, Ashish S; Bacchetta, Matthew · Ann Thorac Surg · 2022

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Providing optimal support in patients with concomitant cardiac and pulmonary failure presents multiple challenges. We report a novel approach to central extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support using a minimal access approach to successfully bridge a patient to heart-lung transplant.

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