Avoidance of intubation during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for a lung transplant candidate using extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal with the Hemolung

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 May;145(5):e43-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.01.040. Epub 2013 Mar 15.

Authors

Frank Bonin¹, Urte Sommerwerck, Laura W Lund, Helmut Teschler

Affiliation

¹ Ruhrlandklinik, West German Lung Center at University Hospital of Essen gGmBH, Essen, Germany.

PMID: 23499475
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.01.040

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carbon Dioxide / blood*
Disease Progression
Equipment Design
Extracorporeal Circulation / instrumentation*
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal*
Lung Transplantation*
Male
Middle Aged
Noninvasive Ventilation*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / blood
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / surgery
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / therapy*
Pulmonary Gas Exchange*
Treatment Outcome
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Substances

Carbon Dioxide