Addition of an arterio-venous shunt during veno-arterial extracorporeal life support in a patient with Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
Journal
Revista Medica de Chile
ISSN
00349887
Date Issued
2005-11-21
Author(s)
Tomicic F, Vinko
Espinoza R, Mauricio
Torres M, Javier
Montes S, José Miguel
Concha F, Andrés
Reynolds H, Enrique
Laporte M, Alberto
Canals L, Claudio
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-27744535142
Abstract
A subgroup of patients infected with the Hantavirus develops a pulmonary syndrome (HPS) characterized by severe acute respiratory failure and myocardial depression, that has a high mortality rate. Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) could be a valuable therapeutic tool in such patients. We report a 24 years old male with HPS that was successfully managed when an arterio-venous shunt was added to a conventional veno-arterial ECLS technique. Precise criteria have been developed to predict which patients should be considered for this treatment.