Impact of a Multidisciplinary Team Approach on Extracorporeal Circulatory Life Support-Bridged Heart Transplantation

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Background: The number of heart transplantations (HTx) is increasing annually. Due to advances in medical and surgical support, the outcomes of HTx are also improving. Ex- tracorporeal circulatory life support (ECLS) provides patients with decompensated heart failure a chance to undergo HTx. A medical approach involving collaboration among ex- perienced experts in different fields should improve the outcomes and prognosis of ECLS- bridged HTx.
Methods: From December 2003 to December 2018, 1,465 patients received ECLS at Sam- sung Medical Center. We excluded patients who had not undergone HTx or underwent re- peated transplantations. Patients younger than 18 years were excluded. We also excluded patients who received an implantable durable left ventricular assist device before HTx. In total, 91 patients were included in this study. A multidisciplinary team approach began in March 2013 at our hospital. We divided the patients into 2 groups depending on whether they were treated before or after implementation of the team approach.
Results: The 30-day mortality rate was significantly higher in the pre-ECLS team group than in the post-ECLS team group (n=5, 18.5% vs. n=2, 3.1%; p=0.023). The 1-year surviv- al rate was better in the post-ECLS team group than in the pre-ECLS team group (n=57, 89.1% vs. n=19, 70.4%; p=0.023).
Conclusion: We found that implementing a multidisciplinary team approach improved the outcomes of ECLS-bridged HTx. Team-based care should be adapted at HTx centers that perform high-risk HTx.

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