Open AccessThe Utility of ECMO After Liver Transplantation: Experience at a High-volume Transplant Center and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Hillary J. Braun,
Marisa E. Pulcrano,
Daniel Weber,
Benjamin E. Padilla,
Nancy L. Ascher
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000002716
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , liver transplantation , transplantation , respiratory failure , orthotopic liver transplantation , surgery , survival rate , single center
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) artificially supports respiratory and cardiac function when conventional techniques fail. ECMO has been described as a treatment modality for acute pulmonary and cardiac failure following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Here, we present a series of adult OLT recipients placed on ECMO after transplantation for both respiratory and cardiac indications and review the literature on the role of ECMO in the setting of OLT.