ECMO in major burn patients: feasibility and considerations when multiple modes of mechanical ventilation fail

ECMO in major burn patients: feasibility and considerations when multiple modes of mechanical ventilation fail

Abstract Background We report two cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome in burn patients who were successfully managed with good outcomes with extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) after failing multiple conventional modes of ventilation, and review the relevant literature. Case present...

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Main Authors: Jason D. Kennedy, Wesley Thayer, Reuben Beuno, Kelly Kohorst, Avinash B. Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2017-06-01
Series:Burns & Trauma
Subjects:
ARDS
Burns
Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation
Rescue ventilation
Conventional ventilation failure
Veno-venous ECMO
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41038-017-0085-9

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