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ArticleTheScientificWorldJournal2013

Extracorporeal rescue for early and late graft failure after cardiac transplantation: short result and long-term followup.

Nai-Kuan Chou, Nai-Hsin Chi, Hsi-Yu Yu, Jou-Wei Lin, Chih-Hsien Wang, Shoei-Shen Wang, Yih-Sharng Chen

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Nai-Kuan ChouDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Nai-Hsin Chi
Hsi-Yu Yu
Jou-Wei Lin
Chih-Hsien Wang
Shoei-Shen Wang
Yih-Sharng Chen

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objectivesGraft failure after heart transplantation led to poor outcomes. We tried to analyze the outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) rescue in graft survival after transplantation.

methodsA retrospective review of 385 consecutive heart transplants revealed 46 patients of graft failure requiring ECMO rescue (48 episodes). The pretransplant and ECMO-related variables were evaluated.

resultsThe median age was 37.7 ± 18.8 years, and the median support time was 155 ± 145 hours. Success rate was 47.9% (23/48). Pretransplant ECMO use was 25% (12/48) and they had 58.3% mortality. The success rate in "early" graft failures was 51.4% (18/35) and 50% for "late" graft failure. The ischemic time with graft failure (178 ± 70 min) was significantly longer than that without graft failure. Preoperative status and the longer ischemic time may be the major factors for failure. Long-term 5-year survival demonstrated significant survival difference between graft failure and nongraft failure. No survival difference was shown between "early" and "late" graft failure.

conclusionsGraft failure still carried high mortality if advanced circulatory support was required. Early graft failure and late graft failure had similar outcomes. Further investigation of the risk factors shows that ECMO does play a role of rescue in catastrophic conditions.

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AdultExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft RejectionHeart FailureHeart TransplantationHumansMalePostoperative ComplicationsPrevalenceRisk FactorsSurvival RateTreatment Outcome

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PMID24228000
PMCPMC3817658

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