Successful extracorporeal lung assist (ECLA) for a patient with severe asthma and cardiac arrest.
A 20-year-old male had a severe asthma attack complicated by a cardiac arrest despite maximal conventional therapy including mechanical ventilation.  He was treated successfully with emergency veno-arterial Extra-corporeal Lung Assist started after 30 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.  We believe that ECLA is a life-saving measure for intractable asthma and cardiac arrest.
Division of Intensive Care, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
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Mabuchi
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Takasu
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Ito
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Yamada
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Arakawa
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Hatta
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Katsuya
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D000075202:Contraindications; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male