Resuscitation by extracorporeal lung assist of a patient suffocating after inhalation of sawdust particles.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 17-yr-old male accidentally inhaled a massive amount of sawdust particles. Severe respiratory distress developed, resulting in subcutaneous emphysema and left pneumothorax. Therefore, sufficient positive-pressure ventilation was inapplicable. Under veno-venous extracorporeal lung assist (ECLA) with an artificial lung, the sawdust particles were removed by broncho-fibroscopy and lung lavage. After 36 h, the patient was weaned from ECLA without further complications.
Medical subject headings
- Asphyxia
- Dust
- Lung
- Resuscitation
- Wood