title: Interventional lung assist: a new concept of protective ventilation in bridge to lung transplantation.
abstract: On March 22, 2006, the first Interventional Lung Assist (ILA) Consensus Meeting was held in Hannover, Germany, hosted by the Hannover Thoracic Transplant and Cardiac Assist Program at the Hannover Medical School. Leading experts in the field of lung transplantation, respiratory and critical care medicine, lung injury, mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal life support, and oxygenator engineering were formally invited to participate. The main goal was to translate previous clinical experience with the ILA into a consensus for the use of the ILA as a bridge to lung transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Thoracic Transplant and Cardiac Assist Program, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Marius M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hoeper
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bein
authors.forename: Andre R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
authors.forename: Wilfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wisser
authors.forename: Lorenz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van Raemdonck
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Welte
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haverich
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strueber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy; D012119:Respiration; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen