Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Used in a Massive Lung Bleeding Following Pulmonary Endarterectomy

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Used in a Massive Lung Bleeding Following Pulmonary Endarterectomy

The authors present a case of massive lung bleeding following pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) that was treated with peripheral veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO). The patient repeatedly underwent bronchoscopy for airway blood clot obstruction and finally was successfully weaned...

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Main Authors: Ivana Kolníková, J. Kunstýř, J. Lindner, M. Lipš, P. Kopecký, J. Rulíšek, J. Bělohlávek, M. Balík
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2012-01-01
Series:Prague Medical Report
Subjects:
Pulmonary endarterectomy
Massive lung bleeding
Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Fibreoptic bronchoscopy
Transoesophageal echocardiography
Online Access:https://pmr.lf1.cuni.cz/113/4/0299/

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