Asad Ali Usman, Audrey Elizabeth Spelde, Wasim Lutfi, Jacob T Gutsche, William J Vernick, Omar Toubat, Salim E Olia, Edward Cantu, Andrew Courtright, Maria M Crespo, Joshua Diamond, Mauer Biscotti, Christian A Bermudez
Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) as a bridge to lung transplant is an infrequent but accepted pathway in patients who have refractory end-stage pulmonary failure. The American Association of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Guidelines, published in 2023, recommends venovenous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as the initial configuration for those patients who have failed conventional medical therapy, including mechanical ventilation, while waiting for lung transplantation and needing MCS...
March 6, 2024: ASAIO Journal: a Peer-reviewed Journal of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs