ECMO Support in Lung Transplantation: A Contemporary Analysis of Hospital Charges in the United States

BackgroundThere is little in the literature pertaining to cost associated with the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in lung transplantation. We sought to evaluate charges associated with the index hospitalization among recipients of a lung transplant who required ECMO to identify factors that increase hospital charges in these patients.MethodsWith the use of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, we reviewed data pertaining to...