Open AccessExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Lung Transplant: Considerations for Critical Care Nursing Practice
Author(s) -
Brittany Koons,
Jennifer Siebert
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
critical care nurse
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.342
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1940-8250
pISSN - 0279-5442
DOI - 10.4037/ccn2020918
Subject(s) - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , medicine , intensive care medicine , lung transplantation , critically ill , critical care nursing , extracorporeal , clinical practice , population , nursing , lung , surgery , health care , environmental health , economics , economic growth
Candidates waiting for lung transplant are sicker now than ever before. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has become useful as a bridge to lung transplant for these critically ill patients.