Unusual Indication for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Immediately After Successful Sequential Bilateral Lung Transplantation: A Case Report

• Published in: Transplantation proceedings Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 849 - 851
• Main Authors: Bittner, H.B, Boyer, J.H, Ledzian, B, Moro, R.J, Pelaez, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Heart Failure - surgery; Humans; Hypovolemia - etiology; Lung Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve Insufficiency; Postoperative Care; Primary Graft Dysfunction - etiology; Reperfusion Injury - complications; Shock, Cardiogenic - therapy; Surgery

Abstract Background Ischemia-reperfusion injury–induced primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation is a major cause of early morbidity and mortality. Case Report We report an unusual case of primary graft dysfunction grade III following uneventful off-pump bilateral sequential lung transpl...