Open AccessExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation: what lessons might we learn from volume and expertise?
Author(s) -
J.W. Awori Hayanga,
Alena Lira,
Jonathan Aboagye,
Heather K. Hayanga,
Jonathan D’Cunha
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivv379
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , volume (thermodynamics) , hazard ratio , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , transplantation , lung transplantation , survival analysis , lung volumes , surgery , lung , quantum mechanics , physics
We sought to evaluate the effect of centre volume on survival when extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used as a bridge to lung transplantation (LTx).
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