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Boston - American Association for Thoracic Surgery

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89 TH ANNUAL MEETING MAY 9–MAY 13, 2009BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS42. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric LungTransplantationVarun Puri, 1† Deirdre Epstein, 1 Steven C. Raithal, 1 Sanjiv K. Gandhi, 1*Stuart C. Sweet, 2 Albert Faro, 2 Charles B. Huddleston 1*1. Division of Cardiothoracic <strong>Surgery</strong>, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA;2. Department of Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USAInvited Discussant: Victor MorellOBJECTIVE: To study Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) supportin the perioperative period in pediatric lung transplantation (LTx).METHODS: Review of an institutional database of pediatric LTx from 1990 to 2008.RESULTS: Three hundred <strong>for</strong>ty-two patients underwent LTx over the study period.Thirty-three of 342 (9.6%) patients required ECMO support in the perioperative period.Fifteen patients (mean age 2.7 ± 4.4 years) required 16 ECMO runs in the pretransplantperiod (PRE). Their diagnoses were; Pulmonary hypertension n = 4, Surfactantdeficiency n = 3, Graft failure n = 3, others n = 4. The indications <strong>for</strong> ECMO wererespiratory failure 8/16 (50%), severe pulmonary hypertension 5/16 (31%) and cardiopulmonarycollapse 3/16 (19%). Vascular access was V-A (veno-arterial) (16/16,100%) with neck vessels the preferred cannulation site (14/16, 87%). Mean durationof ECMO support was 226 ± 159 hours. All patients survived through LTx and 4/15(27%) required ECMO support postoperatively. The mean time to LTx from institutionof ECMO was 516 ± 631 hours and 6/15 (40%) patients were weaned off ECMOprior to LTx. Six of 15 (40%) PRE patients survived to hospital discharge. Complications(sepsis, reexploration and massive bleeding) were seen in 10/16 (63%)ECMO runs. Survival to discharge was higher in patients weaned off ECMO priorto LTx (4/6, 66%) than patients on ECMO going into LTx (2/9, 22%). All PREpatients requiring ECMO support postoperatively, or undergoing redo LTx died.Twenty-two patients (mean age 8.9 ± 7.5 years) underwent 24 ECMO runs afterLtX (POST). Their diagnoses were; Cystic fibrosis n = 6, Pulmonary hypertension n= 5, Obliterative bronchiolitis n = 4 and others n = 7. The indications <strong>for</strong> ECMOsupport were; Primary graft dysfunction 16/24 (67%), pneumonia 4/24 (16%) andothers 4/24 (16%). The mean time between LTx and institution of ECMO was 222± 312 hours. Access was predominantly V-A (23/24, 96%) and mean duration ofECMO support was 158 ± 125 hours. Four of 22 (18%) patients survived to hospitaldischarge (median survival 5.8 years). Amongst the non-survivors, the causes ofdeath were intractable respiratory failure (13/18, 72%) and infectious complications(3/18, 17%). No specific risk factors were identified to predict poor outcomesin the POST group.CONCLUSION: The need <strong>for</strong> perioperative ECMO support is associated with significantmorbidity and mortality in pediatric LTx. A subset of patients who can beweaned off ECMO in the preoperative setting have greater likelihood of survival.* AATS Member† Resident Traveling Fellowship 2008174

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