USE OF CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS DURING BRONCHOSCOPY FOLLOWING SAND ASPIRATION - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
MELLEMA JD BRATTON SL INGLIS A MORRAY JP
Citation
Jd. Mellema et al., USE OF CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS DURING BRONCHOSCOPY FOLLOWING SAND ASPIRATION - A CASE-REPORT, Chest, 108(4), 1995, pp. 1176-1177
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
108
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1176 - 1177
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1995)108:4<1176:UOCBDB>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A 6-year-old boy with massive sand aspiration was effectively treated with femoral vein to femoral artery cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), sali ne bronchial lavage, and exogenous surfactant. The patient was dischar ged the 9th hospital day without apparent sequelae. CPB should be cons idered for cases of sand or gravel aspiration when gas exchange is com promised.