Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Negative Pressure Pulmonary Hemorrhage in an Elderly Patient

Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Negative Pressure Pulmonary Hemorrhage in an Elderly Patient

The patient in this case report was an 88-year-old male. Acute upper airway obstruction by food led to transient cardiac arrest, and negative pressure pulmonary hemorrhage (NPPH) occurred 1 hour after the foreign body obstruction. Using venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for sever...

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Main Authors: Kenichiro Ishida, Mitsuhiro Noborio, Nobutaka Iwasa, Taku Sogabe, Yohei Ieki, Yuki Saoyama, Kyosuke Takahashi, Yumiko Shimahara, Daikai Sadamitsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/908157

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