Prolonged extracorporeal support for ARDS using surface-heparinized equipment.
Severely ill ARDS patients present major supportive challenges when conventional ventilatory support is failing. A patient is described who was treated with venovenous extracorporeal lung support for 28 days, using surface-heparinized circuitry. Her recovery illustrates the potential for salvage of near-terminal ARDS patients when complications of support can be minimized.
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Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego.
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D000328:Adult; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin; D006801:Humans; D010107:Oxygenators, Membrane; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*
D006493:Heparin