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Is ECMO used for lung transplant patients?

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Is ECMO used for lung transplant patients?

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Dr. Hudak: ECMO has been used as a bridge to lung transplant, but to date, this application has been infrequent. The most common use of ECMO has been in infants who are thought to have reversible respiratory disease. There’s a registry that keeps track of the ECMO cases that currently contains detailed information about 42,000 cases. About two-thirds of these cases involve infants. When it is used as a bridge to recovery, what does it do? Dr. Hudak: Common lung diseases in infants include pneumonias, respiratory distress, and pulmonary hypertension. In these conditions, ECMO takes over lung and/or heart function and allows the infants to recover while avoiding continuing injury from ventilation and extra oxygen. Eventually the lungs heal sufficiently that ECMO support can be reduced and ultimately discontinued. . In the future, can ECMO be an alternative for ventilators for all patients? Dr. Hudak: The indications for ECMO are related to the severity of the patient’s disease. Most pati

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