title: Single lung transplantation for adult respiratory distress syndrome after paraquat poisoning.
abstract: Ventilator-dependent patients are considered poor candidates for lung transplantation. A 17 year old boy developed adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to paraquat poisoning. A single lung transplantation was carried out with a successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Licker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schweizer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hohn
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Morel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spiliopoulos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006540:Herbicides / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D010269:Paraquat / Q000506:poisoning*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D006540:Herbicides; D010269:Paraquat