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Alvarez, Francisco G

Mayo Clinic

Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224 USA.

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Negative pressure ventilation as a bridge to lung transplant

Oxford Medical Case Reports | August 10, 2020 | Volume: 2020 | Issue: 8 | Pages: No page available

10.1093/omcr/omaa056 | PMID 32793360

ABSTRACT Recent years have witnessed evolution of lung allocation strategies to prioritize sicker recipients. In the pre-transplant period, this has translated into increased utilization of invasive extracorporeal or mechanical ventilatory support as a bridge to lung transplantation. The morbidity associated with these strategies warrants consideration to less invasive respiratory support modalities. Herein, we present a case highlighting successful bridge to lung transplantation with a relatively non-invasive negative pressure ventilator.