Extracorporeal CO2 removal in a child with a single ventricle by the addition of an oxygenator to a dialysis circuit.
OBJECTIVE
To optimize CO2 removal in a child with a single ventricle.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
A ten-bed pediatric intensive care unit in a university-affiliated hospital.


METHODS
A 6-yr-old boy with a single ventricle who underwent a Fontan procedure.


METHODS
Addition of a membrane oxygenator to a venovenous hemodialysis circuit.


METHODS
Patient respiratory variables were measured.


RESULTS
A clinically significant improvement in CO2 removal was achieved.


CONCLUSIONS
Addition of a membrane oxygenator to a dialysis circuit facilitates CO2 removal.
Morris
John L
JL
School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-9134, USA.
Rosen
David A
DA
Calvert
Kelly S
KS
Gustafson
Robert A
RA
Steelman
Robert J
RJ
Rosen
Kathleen R
KR
Muchant
Dianne G
DG
D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010106:Oxygenators; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide