extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy for aspiration pneumonia in a patient following left pneumonectomy for lung cancer
;Jangwhan Jo;Yang Gi Ryu
the western journal of emergency medicine2016Vol. 31pp. 156-161
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jo2016koreanextracorporeal
Abstract
A patient had undergone left pneumonectomy for lung cancer and had an increased risk of fatal complications such as pneumonia, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The treatment effects of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) for ARDS of postpneumonectomy patient are uncertain. A 74-year-old man with one lung experienced aspiration pneumonia while swallowing pills after the operation, and his condition progressed to ARDS within a day. He was successfully treated with VV-ECMO support and intensive care unit care.