%0 Journal Article
%T Uso del dispositivo de asistencia respiratoria Novalung  como puente a trasplante pulmonar: Caso cl¨ªnico Bridge to lung transplantation with a novel pumpless lung assist device: Report of one case
%A Patricio Fern¨¢ndez
%A Pablo Mu£¿oz
%A Danilo Fischer
%A Felipe M¨¦ndez
%J Revista m¨¦dica de Chile
%D 2009
%I Sociedad M¨¦dica de Santiago
%X 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.
%K Lung assist device
%K Lung transplantation
%K Respiratory distress syndrome
%K adult
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