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ArticleJournal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs2021

Rescue extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for massive anterior mediastinal masses.

Lowell Leow, Hari Kumar Sampath, Keith J Yong, Theo Kofidis, John Kit Chung Tam, Graeme MacLaren, Lynette Teo, Harish Mithiran, Kollengode Ramanathan

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Article in Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Challenges and pitfalls in the perioperative management of mediastinal mass syndrome: an up-to-date review.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lowell LeowDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore. lowell_leow@nuhs.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2578-752X
Hari Kumar SampathDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.
Keith J YongDepartment of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Theo KofidisDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.
John Kit Chung TamDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.
Graeme MacLarenDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.
Lynette TeoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Harish MithiranDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.
Kollengode RamanathanDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore. ram_ramanathan@nuhs.edu.sg.
National University Heart Centre Singapore · SGNational University of Singapore · SGNational University Hospital · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of massive anterior mediastinal masses (AMM) is challenging. With the burgeoning role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (ECMO) beyond the confines of salvage therapy, more trained clinicians are adopting it as a bridge for high-risk procedures or situations where temporary respiratory or cardiac support is required. We report our experience with using ECMO in the management of massive AMM in this case series of three patients sharing their clinical details and the lessons learned from them.

Indexed as

Extracorporeal Membrane OxygenationHumansAnterior mediastinal massECMOMediastinal mass

Identifiers

PMID33811592
PMCPMC8019298
OpenAlexW3151151161

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