Emergency interventional lung assist for pulmonary hypertension.

Abstract

We present a 15-yr-old-girl who underwent interventional lung assist via Novalung (Novalung GmbH, Lotzenaecker, Heckingen, Germany) insertion as a bridge to bilateral lung transplantation for pulmonary veno-occlusive disease. This is the first pediatric and smallest patient to receive the device. Central cannulation was chosen to optimize blood flow through the device by enabling larger-sized cannulae in a patient with high pulmonary artery pressure. Novalung provided circulatory support with oxygenation obviating the need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation while waiting for lung transplantation.

• Authors: Katherine Taylor, Helen Holtby
• Journal: Anesthesia and analgesia (Anesth Analg) Vol. 109 Issue 2 Pg. 382-5 (Aug 2009) ISSN: 1526-7598 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 19608807 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Artificial Organs
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
• Female
• Humans
• Hypertension, Pulmonary (etiology, therapy)
• Lung
• Lung Transplantation
• Pulmonary Circulation
• Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease (complications, surgery, therapy)
• Respiration, Artificial
• Ultrasonography
• Ventricular Dysfunction, Right (complications, diagnostic imaging)