title: Successful lung transplantation for posttraumatic adult respiratory distress syndrome after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.
abstract: A severe adult respiratory distress syndrome after bilateral lung contusion was successfully treated by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and subsequent double-lung transplantation in a 19-year-old man. The patient is fully rehabilitated 1 year after transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demertzis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haverich
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ziemer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nerlich
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Borst
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications