Use of ECMO as bridge to lung transplantation in children increased over time

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support as a bridge to lung transplantation in children increased in the U.S. from 2004 to 2019, researchers reported in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
“ECMO used as a bridge to lung transplantation in pediatric patients has steadily increased in the last 15 years. ... Recent advances in ECMO care have resulted in an increasing use of ECMO and a progressive decline in the use of [mechanical ventilation] alone as a bridge to lung transplantation in children,” Kyle Thompson, MD, surgical research fellow in the department of

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support as a bridge to lung transplantation in children increased in the U.S. from 2004 to 2019, researchers reported in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
“ECMO used as a bridge to lung transplantation in pediatric patients has steadily increased in the last 15 years. … Recent advances in ECMO care have resulted in an increasing use of ECMO and a progressive decline in the use of [mechanical ventilation] alone as a bridge to lung transplantation in children,” Kyle Thompson, MD, surgical research fellow in the department of