Utilization and outcomes of organs from ECMO-supported brain-dead donors: two-center experience
Jihyuk Chung, Ryoung-Eun Ko, Sora Cha, Siwon Oh, Suk Kyung Lim, Jeong Hoon Yang, Kiick Sung, Min Ho Ju, Yang Hyun Cho · 2026
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Jihyuk Chung and eight co-authors study organ donation from brain-dead patients kept on heart-lung machines, in a 2026 paper. The machines, called ECMO, keep blood moving and may keep organs usable, widening a scarce donor pool.
Two Korean centers reviewed all brain-dead donors from 2012 to mid-2025: 210 in total, 25 of them on ECMO. The ECMO donors had more often suffered cardiac arrest first, a group that might never have reached donation without the machine. Chest organ recovery, though, was far lower in that group: hearts were taken from about 4 percent against 48 percent. The study also tracked how recipients fared by organ and donor type. The trade-off shapes policy where other donation routes are not allowed.
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| CREATOR | Jihyuk Chung, Ryoung-Eun Ko, Sora Cha, Siwon Oh, Suk Kyung Lim, Jeong Hoon Yang, Kiick Sung, Min Ho Ju, Yang Hyun Cho |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |