TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Long-term extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after severe blunt traumatic lung injury in a child
JO  - Acute and critical care
A1  - Lee, Ok Jeong
A1  - Cho, Yang Hyun
A1  - Hwang, Jinwook
A1  - Yoon, Inae
A1  - Kim, Young-Ho
A1  - Cho, Joongbum
SP  - 223
EP  - 227
VL  - 34
IS  - 3
N2  - Managing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after severe blunt traumatic lung injury can be challenging. In cases where patients are refractory to conventional therapy, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) should be considered. In addition, the heparin-coated circuit can reduce hemorrhagic complications in patients with multiple traumas. Although prolonged ECMO may be necessary, excellent outcomes are frequently associated. In this study, we report long-term support with venovenous-ECMO applied in a child with severe blunt trauma in Korea. This 10-year-old and 30 kg male with severe blunt thoracic trauma after a car accident developed severe ARDS a few days later, and ECMO was administered for 33 days. Because of pulmonary hemorrhage during ECMO support, heparin was stopped for 3 days and then restarted. He was weaned from ECMO successfully and has been able to run without difficulty for the 2 years since discharge.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 The Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2586-6052
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4266/acc.2016.00472
ID  - ref1
ER  -