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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Awake Patients as Bridge to Lung Transplantation

Thomas Fuehner, Christian Kuehn, Johannes Hadem, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2012, Vol 185(7):763768

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An interesting study comparing outcomes patients waiting for lung transplant supported by awake ECMO vs MV ,suggesting some advantages in postoperative separation from ventilation, hospital stay, and survival in the awake ECMO group.

Although limited by retrospective design and...


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