Association between ECMO Bridging to Transplant and Days to Discharge: A Historical Cohort Study of First Lung Transplant Recipients in British Columbia 2010 – 2024

More lung transplants are taking place across the world and in British Columbia. A type of life support, an artificial lung machine called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), has made it possible for patients who are more severely ill to receive a lung transplant. More and more patients are doing better with ECMO since it was first used. But we do not know how ECMO patients have been doing in BC. This project will describe the characteristics of patients who received their first lung transplant in BC between 2010 and 2024, with or without ECMO. We will then see how patients are doing after their transplant by checking how long they stay in the hospital. We will also look at whether they are alive when they leave the hospital after their lung transplant.
The partner organization (Legacy for Airway Health) will get better at helping people with lung and breathing problems by training more doctors and researchers to work together and do practical research in lung diseases. This partnership will help get what we learn in this project from research into real-world care more quickly. This will improve care for patients after ECMO and lung transplant.

Faculty Supervisor:

Donald Griesdale

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Partner:

Legacy for Airway Health

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

The University of British Columbia

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