Review
Progress in the application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in organ transplantation
Qinfen Xie, Chuanhui Peng, Shusen Zheng
Published 2019-05-25
Cite as Chin J Transplant (Electronic Edition), 2019, 13(2): 156-160. DOI: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.1674-3903.2019.02.017
Abstract
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a cardiopulmonary bypass technology which can replace cardiopulmonary function and maintain organ perfusion. Owing to the excellent cardiopulmonary support function of ECMO, it has been widely used in the field of organ transplantation, including donor organs protection, security transition of organ transplant recipients before transplantation, life support during transplantation, and management of respiratory and circulatory systems related complcations after transplantation in recent years. ECMO plays an important role in expanding the donor pool, for example in improving the safety of organ transplant operation and the survival rate of recipients. This paper reviews the progress in the application of ECMO in organ transplantation.
Key words:
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Organ transplantation; Organ donation; Organ protection; Donation after cardiac death; Donation after brain death
Contributor Information
Qinfen Xie
Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Shulan (Hangzhou)Hospital, Hangzhou 310000, China
Chuanhui Peng
Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
Shusen Zheng
Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Shulan (Hangzhou)Hospital, Hangzhou 310000, China
Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China