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Do you prefer awake ECMO as a bridge to lung transplantation in a spontaneously breathing patient with end-stage lung disease who is deteriorating on the waitlist, rather than proceeding to intubation and mechanical ventilation?

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Pulmonology · University of Louisville
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Yes. Avoiding intubation and maintaining muscular strength and avoiding intubation is key element to successful outcome post transplant.

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