Operation cooperation and management of bilateral lung transplantation for the first case with novel coronavirus pneumonia in the world / 器官移植

ABSTRACT

This paper summarized the operation cooperation and management of the first case of bilateral lung transplantation assisted with double extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for the recipient with novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) in the world. The bilateral lung transplantation assisted by double ECMO had been accomplished successfully on a recipient with COVID-19, who was supported by ventilator and ECMO, with other organs function basically normal. The operation took 405 min and went smoothly. The cooperation and management guidelines of the operation room included the following: setting up of COVID-19 emergency operation group quickly; listing and preparing of the detailed operation supplies; transferring of the whole system of lung transplantation operating room in Wuxi People's Hospital to the Wuxi No.5 People's Hospital (isolation hospital); reconstruction of a negative pressure operating room for lung transplantation; formulating and strictly implementing the guidelines and management process for the operation of patient with COVID-19.