Extracorporeal life support for the control of life-threatening pulmonary hemorrhage.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.066.
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Abstract
Pulmonary hemorrhage is a dreadful complication after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. We describe a novel management in which the patient is supported with active venting of the pulmonary vascular bed while on veno-arterial extracorporeal life support.
Medical subject headings
- Endarterectomy
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Hemorrhage
- Lung Diseases
- Pulmonary Embolism