Heparin-free extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a patient with severe pulmonary contusions and bronchial disruption
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
;
(4): 204-207, 2018.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-717092
ABSTRACT
Pulmonary contusion complicated with endobronchial hemorrhage is potentially life-threatening, particularly in patients with tracheobronchial tree disruption and severe airway bleeding after blunt trauma, and pose a high mortality risk. In such cases, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be used as a salvage treatment modality. However, the use of ECMO for moribund trauma patients with respiratory failure may be limited for several reasons, such as intractable bleeding. In this case report, we describe a patient with severe bilateral pulmonary contusions with tracheobronchial tree disruption that was successfully treated using heparin-free venovenous ECMO.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Respiratory Insufficiency
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Trees
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Bronchi
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Heparin
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Mortality
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Salvage Therapy
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Contusions
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Lung Injury
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Hemorrhage
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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