Highlights From The 57th Annual Meeting Of The Society Of Thoracic Surgeons

The topic of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) for COVID-19 patients was also heavily addressed by a panel of experts including Dr Daniel Brodie and Dr Cara Agerstrand from Columbia University, Dr Amy Hackmann from UT Southwestern, Dr Jacob Klapper from Duke University, and Dr Asif Mustafa from Rush University This study found that post-October 2018 significantly more transplant patients received temporary MCS (31 1% vs 11 5%) and that these patients were more likely to be transplanted during their listing window than prior to the policy change (87% vs 64%) Of the nearly 5000 patients in the STS INTERMACS database who received HM3 with a median follow-up of 9 months, patients were stratified by MOMENTUM 3 trial eligibility criteria [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Artificial Organs is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder\u0027s express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )