Successful management of temporary veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for a pediatric lung transplant recipient with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome awaiting lung re-transplantation: a case report

Successful management of temporary veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for a pediatric lung transplant recipient with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome awaiting lung re-transplantation: a case report

Abstract Background The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge to lung transplantation is an uncommon strategy in Japan owing to the severe donor shortage and absence of urgent allocation policy. Moreover, the use of veno-venous (VV) ECMO for immunosuppressed patients is contr...

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Main Authors: Yasuaki Tomioka, Kentaroh Miyoshi, Shin Tanaka, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Rie Kanai, Tetsuro Nikai, Shinichi Toyooka, Masaomi Yamane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2023-09-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Lung transplantation
ECMO
Tracheostomy
Rehabilitation
Re-transplantation
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-023-01742-4
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