Sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring extracorporeal life support in an adolescent with mild cystic fibrosis

Sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring extracorporeal life support in an adolescent with mild cystic fibrosis

Outcomes for invasive mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to treat acute respiratory failure in patients with mild cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease are not known. We present a case of the successful use of ECMO to treat acute respiratory failure secondary to staphy...

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Main Authors: Lauren Elizabeth Faricy, Gwynne Church
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Cystic fibrosis
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Sepsis
Bronchiectasis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117301934

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