title: Acute lung failure during mechanical circulatory support.
abstract: The use of venoarterial extracorporal membrane oxygenation and ventricular assist-devices in children with end stage heart failure is well established. The use of a bridge-to-bridge strategy leads to excellent survival rates in pediatric patients. We present an adolescent, who acquired acute respiratory failure, due to possible transfusion related lung injury, and who was successfully treated with venovenous extracorporal membrane oxygenation while on ventricular assist-device support.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatrics III, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Allergology, and Cystic Fibrosis, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schweigmann
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: Corinna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Velik-Salchner
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hangler
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cottogni
authors.forename: Juliane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kilo
authors.forename: Jorrit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brunnemann
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Geiger
authors.forename: Jörg-Ingolf
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frühwirth
authors.forename: Nikolaus
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Neu
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meierhofer
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schermer
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome