Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for tuberculosis pneumonia with empyema

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for tuberculosis pneumonia with empyema

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB) is a rare entity. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy had been used as an effective therapy for this cases, but the evidence is scarce. We present a case that took place in the middle of SARS-CoV2 pan...

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Main Authors: Santiago Besa, Álvaro J. Morales, Patricio Salas, Sebastián Bravo M, Luis Garrido-Olivares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
ECMO
Acute respiratory failure
Tuberculosis
Empyema
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300712100143X

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