Acute lung failure during mechanical circulatory support.
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.
Schweigmann
Ulrich
U
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatrics III, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Allergology, and Cystic Fibrosis, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria.
Schwarz
Birgit
B
Velik-Salchner
Corinna
C
Hangler
Herbert
H
Cottogni
Marco
M
Kilo
Juliane
J
Brunnemann
Jorrit
J
Geiger
Ralf
R
Stein
Jörg-Ingolf
JI
Frühwirth
Martin
M
Neu
Nikolaus
N
Meierhofer
Christian
C
Schermer
Elisabeth
E
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