Successful Lung Transplant After Prolonged Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in a Child With Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report

Tissot-Daguette, Cécile; Habre, Walid; Gasche-Soccal, Paola Marina Alessandra; Hug, Maja Isabel; Bettex, Dominique; Pellegrini, Michel; Aggoun, Yacine; Mornand, Anne; Kalangos, Afksendyios; Rimensberger, Peter; Beghetti, Maurice

doi:10.5812/cardiovascmed.32545

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Successful Lung Transplant After Prolonged Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in a Child With Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report

ContributorsTissot-Daguette, Cécile; Habre, Walid; Gasche-Soccal, Paola Marina Alessandra; Hug, Maja Isabel; Bettex, Dominique; Pellegrini, Michel; Aggoun, Yacine; Mornand, Anne; Kalangos, Afksendyios; Rimensberger, Peter; Beghetti, Maurice

Published inResearch in cardiovascular medicine, vol. 5, no. 3, e32545

Publication date2016

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The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is considered a risk factor for, or even a potential contraindication to, lung transplantation. However, only a few pediatric cases have been described thus far.

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TISSOT-DAGUETTE, Cécile et al. Successful Lung Transplant After Prolonged Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in a Child With Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report. In: Research in cardiovascular medicine, 2016, vol. 5, n° 3, p. e32545. doi: 10.5812/cardiovascmed.32545

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PID : unige:94542
DOI : 10.5812/cardiovascmed.32545
PMID : 27800456

Journal ISSN2251-9572

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Successful Lung Transplant After Prolonged Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in a Child With Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is considered a risk factor for, or even a potential contraindication to, lung transplantation. However, only a few pediatric cases have been described thus far.

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