Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation is about more than just surviving Dirk Van Raemdonck, MD, PhD, Fabienne Dobbels, MSc, PhD, Greet Hermans, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 156, Issue 1, Pages 449-450 (July 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.02.084 Copyright © 2018 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 A 26-year-old transplant candidate with end-stage cystic fibrosis at the University Hospitals Leuven (Leuven, Belgium) ambulating on awake venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support while awaiting a healthy donor lung offer. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 156, 449-450DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.02.084) Copyright © 2018 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
A pair of healthy donor lungs on their way to a happy recipient A pair of healthy donor lungs on their way to a happy recipient. (Copyright D.V.R.) The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 156, 449-450DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.02.084) Copyright © 2018 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions