At a Glance Commentary
Waiting times for lung transplantation (LuTx) are constantly increasing. Endotracheal intubation in patients with end-stage lung disease before LuTx is associated with a poor outcome. New strategies of bridging critical candidates to LuTx are of major interest.
What This Study Adds to the Field
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in patients who are awake and nonventilated is a new and promising strategy for bridging patients to LuTx
World's first study on „Wach-ECMO“
