[Bridge to lung transplantation with a novel pumpless lung assist device. Report of one case].
Devices such as Novalung can be used as a bridge to lung transplantation while waiting for a suitable donor. We report a 50 year-old male with a terminal pulmonary fibrosis and candidate for lung transplantation. He was admitted to the hospital due to a severe deterioration of his respiratory condition, with the presence of severe respiratory acidosis despite conventional invasive respiratory support. Respiratory support with Novalung was started, resulting in a progressive reduction of pCO2 that became normal ten hours after the installation of the device. Five days later a successful lung transplantation was performed.
Fernández
Patricio
P
Becado de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Muñoz
Pablo
P
Fischer
Danilo
D
Méndez
Felipe
F
Florenzano
Matías
M
Valdés
Sergio
S
Parada
María Teresa
MT
Fica
Mauricio
M
Rodríguez
Patricio
P
Díaz
Rodrigo
R
Rufs
Jorge
J
D000142:Acidosis, Respiratory / Q000628:therapy*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014850:Waiting Lists