Thomas M, Martin AK, Allen WL, Makey IA, Renew JR, Rodrigues ES, Mordecai MM, Brown TE, Foeks JJ, Johnson JL, Landolfo KL, Pham SM. Lung Transplantation Using a Hybrid Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Circuit.
ASAIO J 2021;
66:e123-e125. [PMID:
33136605 DOI:
10.1097/mat.0000000000001157]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Extracorporeal circulation (ECC) support using intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during lung transplantation (LTx) is now a routine practice for many high volume centers. Circuits that are dedicated to ECMO alone can be expensive and do not allow full cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) to be performed. We describe our technique of instituting venoarterial ECMO during LTx using a less-expensive hybrid circuit that facilitates easy and immediate conversion to full CPB if needed, without interruption of ECC.
Collapse