Management of a patient with a complete rupture of a main bronchus in a community hospital.
We describe the successful use of a portable extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine for a patient with complete rupture of the left main bronchus after a road crash. The machine was used before and during left main bronchus reanastomosis at a community hospital 30 km from Melbourne, and then during acute interhospital transfer.
Rosengarten
A M
AM
St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne.
Rosalion
A
A
Epstein
J
J
Kelly
A M
AM
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D010360:Patient Transfer; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery