Table 1. Contraindications (both absolute and relative) to bridging to lung transplant with ECMO (9,10,37,39,40).

Absolute contraindication

Untreated infection

Organ failure (other than pulmonary)

Recent malignancy

Active substance abuse

Poor social support system

History of nonadherence

Relative contraindication

Advancing age

Small institutional experience

Poor pre-ECMO functional status

Severe obesity (BMI >30)

ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.