Abstract
Background: Despite limited organ availability, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and retransplantation are becoming more commonplace. Methods: Using the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database, we evaluated survival of patients treated with ECMO before lung transplantation and undergoing retransplantation. A query identified cadaveric recipients from 2001 to 2012 over the age of 6 years. Results: Of 15,772 lung recipients, 15 583 never received ECMO, whereas 189 did. Mean age was 52.1 ± 14.4 versus 46.8 ± 16.5 years for non-ECMO and ECMO groups, respectively (p < 0.0001). Using Kaplan-Meier method, there were survival differences between ECMO and non-ECMO groups (p < 0.0001) and first-time transplants with and without ECMO to retransplants with and without ECMO (p < 0.0001). The proportional hazards model identified higher risk with ECMO use in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (hazard ratio [HR] 1.09; 95 % confidence interval (CI), 1.02-1.17; p = 0.014) and retransplants (HR 1.77; 95 % CI, 1.55-2.03; p < 0.0001). Conclusions: Survival for retransplantation was similar to ECMO as a primary option with significant mortality associated with ECMO use in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and retransplants.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 571-576 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Lung |
Volume | 192 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Extracorporeal life support
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Lung transplantion
- Pretransplant
- Retransplantion
- Survival
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine