Objective: To optimize CO2 removal in a child with a single ventricle.
Design: Case report.
Setting: A ten-bed pediatric intensive care unit in a university-affiliated hospital.
Patient: A 6-yr-old boy with a single ventricle who underwent a Fontan procedure.
Interventions: Addition of a membrane oxygenator to a venovenous hemodialysis circuit.
Measurements: Patient respiratory variables were measured.
Main results: A clinically significant improvement in CO2 removal was achieved.
Conclusions: Addition of a membrane oxygenator to a dialysis circuit facilitates CO2 removal.