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May 08, 2022
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Cardiac transport system linked to better outcomes after heart transplantation

Cardiac transport system linked to better outcomes after heart transplantation

A cardiac transport system for donor hearts was associated with better 1-year outcomes for recipients compared with traditional cold storage, according to new data from the GUARDIAN registry.

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March 24, 2022
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Use of ECMO as bridge to lung transplantation in children increased over time

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.

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March 10, 2022
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Venovenous ECMO for severe COVID-19 led to ‘exceptional early survival’ that was sustained

Venovenous ECMO for severe COVID-19 led to ‘exceptional early survival’ that was sustained

Patients with severe COVID-19 who received venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support had “exceptional early survival” to discharge that was sustained 1 year after cannulation, researchers reported in Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

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February 23, 2022
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Baricitinib reduces mortality in patients with COVID-19 on mechanical ventilation, ECMO

Baricitinib reduces mortality in patients with COVID-19 on mechanical ventilation, ECMO

Treatment with baricitinib reduced mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19 receiving invasive mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, researchers reported in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

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January 26, 2022
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Lung transplant ‘may be an acceptable treatment’ for some with COVID-19 respiratory failure

Lung transplant ‘may be an acceptable treatment’ for some with COVID-19 respiratory failure

Of more than 3,000 lung transplants performed in the U.S. from August 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021, 7% were performed to treat severe, irreversible lung damage caused by COVID-19, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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October 17, 2021
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Mortality on ECMO higher in second wave of patients with COVID-19

Mortality on ECMO higher in second wave of patients with COVID-19

Mortality on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was higher in the second wave of patients with COVID-19, despite improvements in treatment before ECMO initiation, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

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August 09, 2021
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ECMO consideration recommended for myositis-associated rapidly progressive ILD

ECMO consideration recommended for myositis-associated rapidly progressive ILD

Among patients with myositis-associated rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was well tolerated with no deaths from direct complications, according to a case series published in Chest.

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July 09, 2021
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Top news this week: Low-dose azithromycin for chronic cough, an ECMO-free protocol and more

Top news this week: Low-dose azithromycin for chronic cough, an ECMO-free protocol and more

This week, low-dose azithromycin did not improve cough in patients with IPF; tele-pulmonary rehab may lower barriers to care; the J&J vaccine protects against the delta variant; and more.

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June 25, 2021
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ECMO-free protocol feasible, may aid earlier identification of patients for decannulation

ECMO-free protocol feasible, may aid earlier identification of patients for decannulation

A protocol for daily assessment of readiness for liberation from venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was feasible and safe, researchers reported in Chest.

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February 18, 2021
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-facilitated resuscitation in refractory ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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