EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE-OXYGENATION FOR EARLY GRAFT DYSFUNCTION IN LUNG TRANSPLANTATION - A CASE-REPORT

Although extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has become standar d treatment for neonatal respiratory failure, the results of ECMO in a dults have been less encouraging. With technical improvements in membr ane oxygenators and revised ECMO protocols, there has been renewed int erest in ECMO for adults with severe acute respiratory failure. Howeve r, few cases of ECMO as an adjunct to adult lung transplantation have been reported. We present the case of a 20-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis who underwent bilateral single lung transplantation. She had development of severe graft dysfunction in the immediate postoperative period requiring support with ECMO for stabilization.