Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation in the United States: An evolving strategy in the management of rapidly advancing pulmonary disease

摘要

Objective: Improvements in technology have led to a resurgence in the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation. By using a national registry, we sought to evaluate how short-term survival has evolved using this strategy.