Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2014
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach
Publisher Location
Las Vegas (Nev.)
Abstract
Lung transplantation is the last recourse for patients with severe respiratory failure. However, transplantable lungs do not keep up with the demand, and 15.4% of patients die awaiting transplant. An alternative therapy is extracorporeal life support (ECLS), which uses a pump and an oxygenator to serve as a bridge to transplant. However, this technology limits ambulation and requires ICU care. This novel study implements pumpless arteriovenous (AV) ECLS technology to remove CO2 via the subclavian vessels, providing respiratory support and hypercapnia (excessive CO2 retention) sympton relief for patients while allowing ambulation.
Keywords
Ambulance service; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Lungs--Transplantation; Lungs--Transplantation--Patients; Respiratory insufficiency
Disciplines
Biomechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Medicine and Health Sciences
File Format
File Size
1.774 KB
Language
English
Rights
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Repository Citation
Macias, A.,
Rojas-Pena, A.
(2014).
Ambulatory Extracorporeal Arterioveous CO2 Removal via Subclavian Vessels.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/mcnair_posters/28