Open AccessAcute Lung Failure During Mechanical Circulatory Support
Author(s) -
Ulrich Schweigmann,
Birgit Schwarz,
Corinna VelikSalchner,
Herbert Hangler,
Marco Cottogni,
Juliane Kilo,
Jorrit Brunnemann,
Ralf Geiger,
Jörg-Ingolf Stein,
Martin Frühwirth,
Nikolaus Neu,
Christian Meierhofer,
Elisabeth Schermer
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
asaio journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-943X
pISSN - 1058-2916
DOI - 10.1097/mat.0b013e318184ee1d
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , circulatory failure , circulatory system , lung , oxygenation , cardiology , bridge (graph theory) , respiratory failure , acute respiratory failure , heart failure , transfusion related acute lung injury , artificial lung , ventricular assist device , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , mechanical ventilation , pulmonary edema
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.