Elective Use of Intraoperative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis Reduces Primary Graft Dysfunction After Bilateral Lung Transplantation
The use of a more liberal, elective intraoperative ECMO support in patients with PF led to an improvement of PGD prevalence and survival early after lung transplantation.
Authors
- K. Aburahma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5507-2003)
- D. Bobylev
- Mark Greer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3234-306X)
- Nunzio Davide de Manna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1319-8146)
- Hayan Merhej
- S. Kruszona
- Jawad Salman
- Fabio Ius
- M. Avsar
- A. Ruhparwar
Institutions
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- German Center for Lung Research (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivag057
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00