Open AccessExtracorporeal carbon dioxide removal to control arterial pH and PACO2 in a heart-beating donor with acute lung injury
Author(s) -
L. Keith Scott,
Laurie Grier,
Richard H. Turnage,
Steven A. Conrad
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/01.tp.0000088673.01623.3b
Subject(s) - oxygenator , extracorporeal , medicine , artificial lung , extracorporeal circulation , carbon dioxide , femoral artery , surgery , artery , vein , lung , anesthesia , cardiopulmonary bypass , chemistry , organic chemistry
Arteriovenous carbon dioxide (AVCO2R) removal is a technique of pumpless extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal. This system has been used successively to control pH and PaCO2 in patients with acute lung injury who could not be adequately ventilated. This report describes the use of this technology in an organ donor awaiting harvesting.