Publication Date
7-1-2021
Journal
The Texas Heart Institute Journal
DOI
10.14503/THIJ-19-7111
PMID
34243188
Publication Date(s)
July 2021
Language
English
PMCID
PMC8367282
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
7-9-2021
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-Print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
Cytoreduction surgical procedures, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, lung neoplasms
Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Short-term extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a useful adjunct to thoracic procedures. We report the cases of 2 middle-aged men who were supported with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to facilitate tumor debulking and recanalization of the carina and mainstem bronchi. Neither patient had major complications or adverse events. These cases suggest that short-term extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is safe in patients undergoing complex resection or debulking of endobronchial lesions.