Introduction Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is primarily used for the
supportive treatment of patients suffering from severe cardiopulmonary failure. With the …

Background Right heart failure is the major cause of death in pulmonary hypertension. Lung
transplantation is the only long-term treatment option for patients who fail medical therapy …

Abstract The Pulmonary Assist System (PAS) is currently under development as a wearable
respiratory assist system. In this study, the hemocompatibility of the PAS's axial-flow …

Chronic lung disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, claiming over
150,000 lives each year. Despite the high demand for lung transplantation among these …

This review of recent advancements toward permanent respiratory support summarizes the
development of ambulatory respiratory assist systems, selective anticoagulation therapies …

Artificial lungs are devices that achieve oxygen and carbon dioxide transfer directly with
blood thereby providing respiratory support independently of the native lungs. Early artificial …

Respiratory disease remains a pervasive medical condition amongst the pediatric health
population. Mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are …

Because the adoption of the lung allocation scoring system, lung transplantation has been
offered to more critically ill end-stage lung disease patients. 1, 2 Historically, these patients …

Implantable portable devices that can offer alternatives to the current mechanical circulatory
support (MCS) platforms are essential because they can theoretically allow the patient to …

Respiratory disease remains a pervasive medical condition amongst the pediatric health
population. Mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are …