Dual Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Bridging Lung Transplantation in Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / 대한구급학회지
The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
;
: 207-211, 2014.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-651815
ABSTRACT
When patients with severe respiratory failure are treated with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO), severe pulmonary hypertension due to right ventricular (RV) failure is possible. This is a serious complication that requires immediate therapeutic intervention. We report an extraordinary experience of additional venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) support for RV failure in a patient who was being treated with VV-ECMO as a bridge to lung transplantation. A 61-year-old man was diagnosed with acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. While waiting for lung transplantation, he was placed on VV-ECMO and developed RV failure. After insertion of additional VA ECMO, RV dysfunction was dramatically improved. He underwent heart-lung transplantation after 23 days of dual ECMO support.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Respiratory Insufficiency
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Heart-Lung Transplantation
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Lung Transplantation
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Right
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Hypertension, Pulmonary
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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