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Uso del dispositivo de asistencia respiratoria Novalung® como puente a trasplante pulmonar: Caso clínico
Autor
Fernández,Patricio
Muñoz,Pablo
Fischer,Danilo
Méndez,Felipe
Florenzano,Matías
Valdés,Sergio
Parada,María Teresa
Fica,Mauricio
Rodríguez,Patricio
Díaz,Rodrigo
Rufs,Jorge
Institución
Resumen
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.