Adición de un cortocircuito arterio-venoso durante el soporte vital extracorpóreo veno-arterial de un paciente con síndrome cardiopulmonar por Hantavirus: Caso clínico / Addition of an arterio-venous shunt during veno-arterial extracorporeal life support in a patient with Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
Rev. méd. Chile
; 133(7): 817-822, jul. 2005. ilus, tab
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in Es
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ABSTRACT
A subgroup of patients infected with the Hantavirus develops a pulmonary syndrome (HPS) characterized by severe acute respiratory failure and myocardial depression, that has a high mortality rate. Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) could be a valuable therapeutic tool in such patients. We report a 24 years old male with HPS that was successfully managed when an arterio-venous shunt was added to a conventional veno-arterial ECLS technique. Precise criteria have been developed to predict which patients should be considered for this treatment.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Pulmonary Artery
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Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Country of publication:
Chile