Surgery for a large tracheoesophageal fistula using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Autor: Bas P. L. Wijnhoven, Dinis dos Reis Miranda, Manon C.W. Spaander, Frank Grüne, Hidde M. Kroon, Anne S. van Drumpt, Robert van Thiel
Přispěvatelé: Anesthesiology, Surgery, Intensive Care, Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Thoracic Disease, 9(9), E735-E738. Pioneer Bioscience Publishing Company (PBPC)
ISSN: 2072-1439
Popis: We report a patient with a giant tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) planned for reconstructive surgery. Because mechanical ventilation in any form was technically impossible, we successfully used veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) without the need for mechanical ventilation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE