Open AccessLung Transplantation Using a Hybrid Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Circuit
Author(s) -
Mathew Thomas,
Archer Kilbourne Martin,
Wesley L. Allen,
Ian Makey,
J. Ross Renew,
Eduardo S. Rodrigues,
Monica Mordecai,
Thomas E. Brown,
Jeremy J. Foeks,
James L. Johnson,
Kevin Landolfo,
Si M. Pham
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asaio journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.961
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1538-943X
pISSN - 1058-2916
DOI - 10.1097/mat.0000000000001157
Subject(s) - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , cardiopulmonary bypass , extracorporeal circulation , medicine , lung transplantation , lung , oxygenation , transplantation , extracorporeal , artificial lung , anesthesia , cardiology , intensive care medicine , surgery
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.