Intra-operative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use in pediatric lung transplantation - the Zurich experience

Zuercher, Alice J; Inci, Ilhan; Benden, Christian; Fretz, Gregory; Béchir, Markus; Boehler, Annette; Weder, Walter

doi:10.1111/petr.12155

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Zuercher, A. J., Inci, I., Benden, C., Fretz, G., Béchir, M., Boehler, A., & Weder, W. (2013). Intra-operative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use in pediatric lung transplantation - the Zurich experience. Pediatric Transplantation, 17, 800–805. https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.12155

Abstract

There is a lack of data regarding use of ECMO in children undergoing lung transplantation. We evaluated our experience of ECMO in pediatric lung transplant recipients. All patients (<18 yr) who underwent lung transplants between 1997 and 2011 were included (17 children; nine males; median age 16 yr), and the use of intra-operative ECMO evaluated. Transplant procedures were carried out with intra-operative ECMO in seven children (all bilateral lung transplants). Demographics of ECMO and non-ECMO patients were comparable. One child was