Use of veno-pulmoarterial ECMO to manage differential oxygenation in a lung transplant candidate

Ryo Fujimoto, Asad Usman, Salim Olia, Audrey Spelde, Paulo Gregorio, Zane Mazur, Thomas Richards, Maria Crespo, Christian A. Bermudez, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania

Perfusion

Published online on November 04, 2025

Abstract

Perfusion, Ahead of Print.
A 44-year-old male with pulmonary sarcoidosis related interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension was admitted for pre-transplant evaluation. During hospitalization, he developed cardiac arrest due to worsening respiratory failure and was ...