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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;65:827-829
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Induced Hypothermia in Critical Respiratory Failure After Lung Transplantation

Leif T. Eriksson, MD, Stig Steen, MD, PhD

Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

Accepted for publication October 9, 1997.

Dr Eriksson, Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden (e-mail: leif.eriksson@lung.lu.se).

Primary graft failure after lung transplantation is a serious complication with high mortality. We present 2 cases of critical respiratory failure after lung transplantation treated with surface cooling to 32° and 35°C, respectively, as an adjunct to conventional intensive care. Both patients were discharged from the hospital in good clinical condition. Surface cooling may be an effective mode of treatment in patients with critical respiratory failure after lung transplantation and should be considered before extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment is initiated.




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