Prolonged Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support as a Bridge to Heart Transplant
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, cilt.20, sa.4, ss.436-439, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.6002/ect.2020.0159
- Dergi Adı: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.436-439
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Mechanical circulatory support, Percutaneous insertion
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Heart transplant is in high demand, but the wait list exceeds 6 months in Turkey. Until a donor heart can be procured, venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an important support option to bridge patients on the wait list or as a rescue therapy for patients with right ventricular failure after implant of left ventricular assist device; it is less expensive than other options, provides benefits such as simple percutaneous insertion, and requires neither ster-notomy nor biventricular and respiratory support. We present a case of a patient bridged to transplant with 5 months of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.