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CME Activity
Improved Survival but Marginal Allograft Function in Patients Treated With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Lung Transplantation
Faculty
Matthew G. Hartwig, MD
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Richard Walczak, BS
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Shu S. Lin, MD, PhD
Department of Surgery,
Duke University School of Medicine,
Durham, North Carolina
R. Duane Davis, MD
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Accredited by
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Course Description
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
• review current prevalence estimates of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation
• understand that primary graft dysfunction is a common cause for postoperative mortality among lung transplant recipients
• become aware that use of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for primary graft dysfunction is beneficial in terms of supporting patients who develop primary graft dysfunction
• understand that use of ECMO support for primary graft dysfunction is associated with a decrement in early allograft survival compared to those transplant recipients who never required ECMO support posttransplant
Activity Details
| Credit Types: | CME |
| Credit Amount: | 1.0 Credits |
| Release Date: | 2012-Feb-01 |
| Expiration Date: | 2014-Feb-01 |
| Estimated Time for Completion: | 1 hour |
| Registration Required: | Yes |
| Cost: | $374/yr |
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