Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation: A Single Canadian Institution Review

Table 2

Peri- and posttransplantation characteristics.

Characteristics	VV-ECMO	VA-ECMO	iLA
	()	()	()
Waiting list time (d)	95	36	830
Donor age (y)	29.1	43.2	36.8
Cold ischemic time
Right lung (min)	321	406	262
Left lung (min)	342	454	305
ICU LOS (d)	13.1	14.7	16.5
Hospital LOS (d)	49.7	41	61.5
CPB use (%)	78	100	100
Intubation (d)	12.9	14.7	10.2
PGD 3 at T72	2 (29%)	1 (25%)	0 (0%)
Bridge time (d)	17.9	19.2	44.8
Survival at 1 year (%)	100	67	100
Overall causes of death
Sepsis	1	—	—
BOS	1	—	—
Gastrointestinal	—	1	—
Others	—	1	—

PGD 3 missing in 2 VA-ECMO. All numbers provided are means unless otherwise stated.