Long-term Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Bridge to Lung Transplantation After COVID-19

This report describes a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and irreversible lung destruction who underwent successful lung transplantation after 138 days of bridging with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. The case exemplifies that lung transplantation m...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Magnusson, Jesper M., Silverborn, Martin, Broomé, Michael, Riise, Gerdt C., Dellgren, Göran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8139362/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34029534
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.04.092
Descripción
Sumario:This report describes a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and irreversible lung destruction who underwent successful lung transplantation after 138 days of bridging with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. The case exemplifies that lung transplantation may be a possibility after very long-term coronavirus disease 2019 care, even if the patient is initially an unsuitable candidate.

Ejemplares similares