Multidisciplinary collaboration: the key to advancing lung transplantation outcomes

Initial experience and outcomes with a hybrid extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and cardiopulmonary bypass circuit for lung transplantation

“…The progressive evolution of perioperative lung transplantation management has originated from the nexus of multidisciplinary teamwork and technological advances. 1 , 2 Working within this multidisciplinary framework allows for multiple perspectives on a given topic, with hopes of optimizing efficiency beyond the work of a homogenous team alone. Although the definitive optimal form of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) for lung transplantation remains a matter of debate, the use of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) for intraoperative ECLS has been associated with reduced primary graft dysfunction (PGD) and excellent outcomes across a wide range of etiologies of end-stage lung disease (ESLD).…”

Multidisciplinary Approach for Lung Transplantation due to COVID-19

“…1,2 A key intersection of multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) and COVID-19 is found in lung transplantation, in which diverse teams collaborate throughout the perioperative period to achieve optimal outcomes in patients with ESLD. 3,4 The first major case series describing early outcomes in lung transplantation focused on the surgical considerations for COVID-19 as well as preliminary proposed criteria for pursuing transplantation in patients with COVID-19erelated ESLD. 5 Since then, several other high-volume centers have published their institutional experience in lung transplantation for COVID-19.…”