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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 31, 171-175, Copyright © 1981 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support in a case of severe status asthmaticus

KF MacDonnell, HS Moon, TS Sekar and MP Ahluwalia

Support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can sustain life for a substantial period of time, but the role of long-term ECMO support is limited. The National Institutes of Health ECMO collaborative study revealed no significant reduction in mortality in adults with severe respiratory distress syndrome treated with ECMO. The value of ECMO in the treatment of transient, severe acute respiratory insufficiency has been demonstrated in patients after cardiac operations, in patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and in patients following trauma. We present an example of refractory respiratory failure in a young asthmatic with massive atelectasis in whom the institution of ECMO allowed us to perform adequate pulmonary lavage. It resulted in improvement in gas exchange and the patient's survival.




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