Eurosets: Newborn baby saved from acute bronchiolitis in Martinique by Colibri third-generation life-support device
17 Julio 2024 - 4:12AM
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The baby was affected by a viral infection, leaving him
unable to breathe. Thanks to a state-of-the-art device, used for
the first time in the world in the Caribbean, the medical-surgical
team was able to save the infant.
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Colibrì, the lightest life-saving device
that replaces the function of the heart and lungs (Photo:
Eurosets)
The Colibri (hummingbird), one of the national symbols of
Martinique, is also the name of an innovative, next-generation ECMO
system, designed and manufactured by Eurosets, an Italian company
based in the biomedical district of Medolla (MO), which enabled the
medical-surgical team at Martinique University Hospital to save the
life of a one-and-a-half-month-old child suffering from acute
bronchiolitis. The baby was born in Guadeloupe and weighed just
5kg. He was unable to breathe independently due to the viral
infection, which subsequently led to heart failure. The infant was
immediately transferred to the CHU de Martinique (CHUM), the only
French hospital in the Caribbean with a third-level pediatric
intensive care unit but, due the child's unstable condition, it was
impossible to move him. Following first-rate coordination with the
neonatal intensive care unit at Guadeloupe University Hospital, the
Martinique team from the UMAC (Unité Mobile d'Assistance
Circulatoire) was able to travel to the neighboring island and
connect the new ECMO system in the jugulo-carotid position to the
newborn, allowing the infant to be transferred safely by
helicopter. The procedure was a success thanks to the seamless
cooperation between Dr Xavier Beretta-Piccoli, pediatric intensive
care specialist, and Dr Fabio Cuttone, head of pediatric cardiac
surgery at the CHUM. This intervention marked the world's first
installation of a third-generation transportable device entirely
designed and adapted for infants and children. The UMAC 972,
consisting of a medical (intensive care specialist, cardiac
surgeon) and paramedical (perfusionist) team, a pioneer in mobile
circulatory assistance in the Caribbean archipelago and unique in
terms of know-how and experience, played a vital role in the
success of this medical treatment. The infant was admitted to the
CHUM pediatric intensive care unit. He received care and was
attached to Colibri for five days until his lungs and heart
functioned normally. Subsequently, having fully recovered from his
bronchiolitis, the child was discharged from hospital and returned
to Guadeloupe after 15 days in hospital. He will have to be
monitored periodically, like all babies who have been in intensive
care. He is now out of danger.
This ground-breaking treatment, the result of cooperation
between the Martinique University Hospital, Eurosets, the CTM
(Collectivité Territoriale de la Martinique) and European funding
from React-UE (Recovery assistance for cohesion and the territories
of Europe), finally provides the children of the Caribbean
archipelago with a life-saving strategy at the forefront of
technology. Colibri is the world's lightest life-saving device
capable of temporarily replacing cardiac and pulmonary functions.
It is the only third-generation transportable system entirely
designed and adapted to newborns and children. In addition to adult
patients, the device can be used on pediatric or even neonatal
patients thanks to a dedicated centrifugal pump. The technology is
suitable for use in a variety of therapeutic applications,
including extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (E-CPR) in
cardiac arrest, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and
mechanical circulatory support (MCS).
Equipped with a centrifugal pump with magnetic levitation and a
device capable of artificially oxygenating the blood, as well as
offering excellent ergonomics, the Colibri is a high-performance
circulatory assistance system, ideal in all situations in which
intra- and extra-hospital transportability are crucial, including
the most extreme rescue operations, such as airborne medical
evacuations (by helicopter, passenger airline or military
aircraft), scenarios that are common in the Caribbean region.
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