Extracorporeal life support as a bridge to lung transplantation: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

The utilization of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) as a bridge to lung transplantation (LTx) has rapidly expanded over recent years in highly urgent patients even though the reported outcomes in current literature are still divergent. The aim of our narrative review was to provide a comprehensive picture on the peri and post-operative outcomes of patients bridged to LTx with this device from the most updated literature in the field.

Methods

The literature about ECLS bridge to LTx was searched on PubMed using a formal strategy. We focused our research on studies published between 2015 and 2022 and in English language. Abstracts, case reports, conference presentations, editorials, expert opinions and review articles were excluded.

Key content and

SUBMITTER: Faccioli E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10586977 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature