Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for grade 3 primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation: Long‐term outcomes

Abstract

Veno-arterial ECMO appears to be suitable for management of PGD after LTx. Patients with PGD requiring ECMO show increased initial mortality; however, long-term survival was comparable with that of other patients in the study. Lung function does not appear to be related to PGD requiring ECMO.