title: [Bridge to lung transplantation with a novel pumpless lung assist device. Report of one case].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Becado de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Patricio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.forename: Matías
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Florenzano
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valdés
authors.forename: María Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Parada
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fica
authors.forename: Patricio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rufs
mesh_terms: 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