title: Management of a patient with a complete rupture of a main bronchus in a community hospital.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rosengarten
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosalion
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: 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