Heparin-free extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a patient with severe pulmonary contusions and bronchial disruption
Pulmonary contusion complicated with endobronchial hemorrhage is potentially life-threatening, particularly in patients with tracheobronchial tree disruption and severe airway bleeding after blunt trauma, and pose a high mortality risk. In such cases, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can b...
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| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-17-252.pdf |