ECMO for paediatric cardiac arrest caused by bronchial rupture and severe lung injury: a case report about life-threatening rescue at an adult ECMO centre

ECMO for paediatric cardiac arrest caused by bronchial rupture and severe lung injury: a case report about life-threatening rescue at an adult ECMO centre

Abstract Background Bronchial rupture in children is a rare but dangerous complication after chest trauma and is associated with increased mortality. Veno-venous (V-V) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is reported as one of the treatments for this life-threatening complication. Case present...

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Main Authors: Xiaoqiong Chu, Weibiao Chen, Yafei Wang, Luqi Zhu, Mengqin Zhang, Sheng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Bronchial rupture
Children
Cardiac arrest
Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-01856-0

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