Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to traumatic bronchial fistula closure

Autor: J.M.G. Prim, C. Galbán Rodríguez, P. Barral-Segade, Emilio Rodriguez-Ruiz, Á.L. Fernández-González
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Revista Española de Anestesiología y Reanimación (English Edition). 66:533-536
ISSN: 2341-1929
DOI: 10.1016/j.redare.2019.02.010
Popis: Traumatic tracheobronchial injuries occur in 1% of patients with thoracic trauma, most of them dying at the site of the trauma. In this case report, we present a 26-year-old female patient admitted to the ICU due to a blunt chest trauma causing life threatening hypoxaemia and acidosis; deciding to implant percutaneous venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The use of percutaneous venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, implemented with a lower anticoagulation target, allowed the diagnosis and treatment of a bronchopleural fistula under conditions of respiratory and hemodynamic stability without haemorrhagic complications, obtaining a fast and adequate assistance achieving the survival of the patient.
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