ECMO as Bridge to Lung Transplantation

Author: Amy Hackmann, MD
Institution: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Date Reviewed: April 2025
Learning Domain: General Thoracic
Learning Objective: ECMO, Lung Transplantation
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ECMO Bridge to Lung Transplant

• Approximately 5% of US lung transplant patients are on ECMO pre-operatively
• This increased 200% from 2009-2013
• Survival to transplant rates vary from 50-100%
• One-year outcomes are not significantly different