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  • Title: [Prolonged respiratory support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in lung transplantation].
    Author: Gomes WJ, Forte V, Perfeito JA, Ota JS, Bueno CE, Amarante GA, Bertuccez JA, Buffolo E.
    Journal: Arq Bras Cardiol; 1994 Oct; 63(4):299-301. PubMed ID: 7771948.
    Abstract:
    A 42 year-old woman with terminal chronic lung disease underwent to left lung transplantation. Extracorporeal membrane oxigenation (ECMO) was required because dysfunction of transplanted organ occurred and was non-responsive to conventional therapy. The time of assistance was 47 hours and after this, the dysfunction of the transplanted lung reversed and the patient was weaned from the oxigenator. During hospital stay, she developed sepsis and died. In conclusion, ECMO was decisive to the treatment of pulmonary dysfunction, allowing time to the resolution of lung lesion.
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