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Thorax 1998;53:620-621 doi:10.1136/thx.53.7.620
  • Case report

Single lung transplantation for adult respiratory distress syndrome after paraquat poisoning

  1. Marc Lickera,
  2. Alexandre Schweizera,
  3. Laurent Hohna,
  4. Denis R Morelb,
  5. Anastase Spiliopoulosc
  1. aDivision of Anesthesiology, bDivision of Anaesthesiological Investigations, cClinics of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, dUniversity Hospital of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
  1. Dr M Licker.
  • Received 4 February 1997
  • Revision requested 2 April 1997
  • Revised 6 May 1997
  • Accepted 30 May 1997

Abstract

Ventilator-dependent patients are considered poor candidates for lung transplantation. A 17 year old boy developed adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to paraquat poisoning. A single lung transplantation was carried out with a successful outcome.

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