Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy for Aspiration Pneumonia in a Patient following Left Pneumonectomy for Lung Cancer
10.4266/kjccm.2016.31.2.156
- Author:
Jangwhan JO
1
;
Yang Gi RYU
Author Information
1. Department of Trauma Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
aspiration pneumonia;
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation;
pneumonectomy;
respiratory distress syndrome
- MeSH:
Aged;
Deglutition;
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation;
Humans;
Intensive Care Units;
Lung Neoplasms;
Lung;
Pneumonectomy;
Pneumonia;
Pneumonia, Aspiration;
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2016;31(2):156-161
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A patient had undergone left pneumonectomy for lung cancer and had an increased risk of fatal complications such as pneumonia, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The treatment effects of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) for ARDS of postpneumonectomy patient are uncertain. A 74-year-old man with one lung experienced aspiration pneumonia while swallowing pills after the operation, and his condition progressed to ARDS within a day. He was successfully treated with VV-ECMO support and intensive care unit care.
