Lung transplantation nowadays is a well-accepted and routine treatment for well selected
patients with terminal respiratory disease. However, it took several decades of experimental …

See page 49 for disclosure information. List of abbreviations: ACT, activated clotting time;
aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; ACHD, adult congenital heart disease; ADHF …

Objectives The value of intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in
lung transplantation remains controversial. In our department, ECMO has been used …

Objective Intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is usually reserved
to support patients during complex lung transplantation. We hypothesized that a routine …

OBJECTIVES Lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension has the
highest reported postoperative mortality of all indications. Reasons lie in the complexity of …

Objective To clarify the relationship between the use of extracorporeal life support during
lung transplantation and severe primary graft dysfunction (PGD), we developed and …

Primary graft dysfunction: lessons learned about the first 7... : Current Opinion in Organ
Transplantation Primary graft dysfunction: lessons learned about the first 72 h after lung …

BACKGROUND Sedation with propofol injections is associated with a risk of addiction, but
remimazolam benzenesulfonate is a comparable anesthetic with a short elimination half-life …

Objective The use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in lung transplantation has been
steadily increasing over the prior decade, with evolving strategies for incorporating support …

Background We reviewed the available literature on patients undergoing lung
transplantation supported by cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) or extracorporeal membrane …