title: Prolonged Use of the Hemolung Respiratory Assist System as a Bridge to Redo Lung Transplantation.
abstract: Although extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used frequently as a bridge to primary lung transplantation, active centers are conservative with this approach in patients requiring redo lung transplantation. We report the use of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal, using the Hemolung respiratory assist system, as a prolonged bridge to lung transplantation, and the first use of the Hemolung as a bridge to redo lung transplantation. Hemolung support improved the patient's clinical status and allowed redo lung transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: christian.bermudez@uphs.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Christian A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bermudez
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zaldonis
authors.affiliation: Divison of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Ming-Hui
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Divison of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pilewski
authors.affiliation: Divison of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Maria M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Crespo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004867:Equipment Design; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors