Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation: What lessons might we learn from volume and expertise?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 406-410

  Hayanga, Jeremiah W Awori ^a   Lira, Alena ^b   Aboagye, Jonathan K ^c   Hayanga, Heather K ^d   D'Cunha, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Lung transplantation; Volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOW VOLUME HOSPITAL; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LUNG DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; TIME FACTOR; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, LOW-VOLUME; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84965158647     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivv379     Document Type: Article

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