Prolonged Use of the Hemolung Respiratory Assist System as a Bridge to Redo Lung Transplantation

Christian A Bermudez; Diana Zaldonis; Ming-Hui Fan; Joseph M Pilewski; Maria M Crespo

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.104

Prolonged Use of the Hemolung Respiratory Assist System as a Bridge to Redo Lung Transplantation

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Dec;100(6):2330-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.104.

Authors

Christian A Bermudez¹, Diana Zaldonis², Ming-Hui Fan³, Joseph M Pilewski³, Maria M Crespo³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: christian.bermudez@uphs.upenn.edu.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Divison of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 26652524
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.104

Abstract

Although extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used frequently as a bridge to primary lung transplantation, active centers are conservative with this approach in patients requiring redo lung transplantation. We report the use of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal, using the Hemolung respiratory assist system, as a prolonged bridge to lung transplantation, and the first use of the Hemolung as a bridge to redo lung transplantation. Hemolung support improved the patient's clinical status and allowed redo lung transplantation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Equipment Design
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / instrumentation*
Humans
Lung Transplantation*
Male
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*
Time Factors