Uso del dispositivo de asistencia respiratoria Novalung® como puente a trasplante pulmonar: Caso clínico

• Patricio Fernández ^[1] ; Pablo Muñoz ^[1] ; Danilo Fischer ^[1] ; Felipe Méndez ^[1] ; Matías Florenzano ^[1] ; Sergio Valdés ^[1] ; María Teresa Parada ^[1] ; Mauricio Fica ^[1] ; Patricio Rodríguez ^[1] ; Rodrigo Díaz ^[2] ; Jorge Rufs ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad de Chile

     Universidad de Chile

     Santiago, Chile

     
  2. [2] Clínica Las Condes

     Clínica Las Condes

     Santiago, Chile

     
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 137, Nº. 10, 2009, págs. 1363-1366
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Bridge to lung transplantation with a novel pumpless lung assist device: Report of one case
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  • 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 ofpCOz that became normal ten hours after the installation of the device. Five days later a successful lung transplantation wasperformed.