Organ Transplantation 2020;11(6):658-

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-7445.2020.06.002

Progress on application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in donor maintenance

Xiaohong QIU 1 ; Shaoru LIU ; Leibo XU ; Chao LIU

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Keywords

Organ transplantation; End-stage disease; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO); Donor maintenance; Organ donation; Donation after cardiac death (DCD); Donation after brain death (DBD); Donation after brain death followed by cardiac death (DBCD)

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Organ transplantation is one of the effective methods for the treatment of end-stage diseases, but the lack of donors has hindered the development of organ transplantation. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can improve the hypoxia and hypoperfusion of organs, shorten the warm ischemia time, and maintain the function of donor organs effectively, in case of emergency or donor hemodynamic instability. It helps to make effective use of donor organs and benefit patients who are in urgent need of organ transplants. This article summarized the progress on application of ECMO in donor maintenance and provided suggestions for its application in organ transplantation.