Neonatal paracorporeal lung assist device for respiratory failure.

Abstract

Neonates who experience respiratory failure despite maximal ventilatory support have only extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a rescue therapy, but it has very poor outcomes as a bridge to transplantation. A pumpless lung-assist device has been used in adults as a bridge to lung transplantation. An alternative membrane oxygenator, the Quadrox iD, is a suitable size for neonatal blood flow. Here we report the use of the Quadrox iD membrane oxygenator with central cannulation as a paracorporeal respiratory support therapy for a neonate with alveolar capillary dysplasia awaiting lung transplantation.

• Authors: David M Hoganson, Avihu Z Gazit, Stuart C Sweet, R Mark Grady, Charles B Huddleston, Pirooz Eghtesady
• Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 95 Issue 2 Pg. 692-4 (Feb 2013) ISSN: 1552-6259 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 23336880 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• Male
• Oxygenators, Membrane
• Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome (complications)
• Pulmonary Alveoli (abnormalities)
• Respiratory Insufficiency (etiology, therapy)