Life-saving use of extracorporeal membrane gas exchange in severe, acute respiratory failure.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 41-year-old man developed acute respiratory failure in association with thoracotomy and decortication for a persisting pleural collection secondary to a stab injury. The use of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane gas exchange proved life-saving.
Medical subject headings
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Postoperative Complications
- Respiratory Insufficiency