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KMID : 0604020140290010048
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Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2014 Volume.29 No. 1 p.48 ~ p.51
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One Hundred Seven Days of ECMO as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation: The Longest Duration Among Elderly Patients
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Kim Eun-Jung
Paik Hyo-Chae
Park Moo-Suk
Kim Myung-Hwa
Koh Shin-Ok
Lee You-Jin
Na Sung-Won
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Abstract
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a means for supporting adequate gas exchange in patients with severe respiratory failure and is the only therapeutic option for ventilation-refractory patients awaiting lung transplantation. Moreover, defining the patients likely to benefit from ECMO as a bridge to transplantation has recently become a point of interest. Here, we report a case of prolonged ECMO support to a patient awaiting lung transplantation. A 66-year-old woman was diagnosed with acute interstitial pneumonia and was placed on veno-venous (VV) ECMO due to unsatisfactory gas exchange despite maximal ventilator care. She underwent bilateral lung transplantation after 99 days of ECMO and was successfully weaned from it on the 107th ECMO day. This is the longest period of ECMO support to be reported among elderly patients.
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KEYWORD
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extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, lung transplantation, respiratory insufficiency
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