EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE-OXYGENATION IN THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC ADULT-RESPIRATORY-DISTRESS-SYNDROME - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW

Authors
PLOTKIN JS SHAH JB LOFLAND GK DEWOLF AM
Citation
Js. Plotkin et al., EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE-OXYGENATION IN THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC ADULT-RESPIRATORY-DISTRESS-SYNDROME - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 37(1), 1994, pp. 127-130
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
127 - 130
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
We present the case of a 25-year-old, 28-week pregnant woman with two gunshot wounds to the chest. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO ) was begun within 12 hours, despite poor results in prior studies and the need for anticoagulation postoperatively, since oxygenation was r apidly deteriorating despite aggressive treatment. The patient ultimat ely made a full recovery.