Oxygenator in short-term LVAD circuit: a rescue in post-LVAD pulmonary complications

Perfusion
P N MohiteA R Simon

Abstract

Pulmonary complications after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, though infrequent, can be potentially catastrophic. A 62-year-old female with cardiogenic shock, supported on short-term LVAD, developed pulmonary oedema. An oxygenator was introduced into the LVAD circuit, which improved the gas exchange and, eventually, after weaning off the oxygenator, the patient received long-term LVAD. The introduction of an oxygenator into the short-term LAVD circuit is a lifesaving manoeuvre in such a situation. It offers freedom of introducing and removing the oxygenator into the LVAD circuit without opening the chest and competing for LVAD flow.

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Sep 5, 2020·Artificial Organs·Prashant MohiteAndre Simon
Jun 16, 2018·Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery·Prashant N MohiteAndré R Simon
Sep 21, 2018·Frontiers in Pediatrics·Timothy M MaulPeter D Wearden

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