Extracorporeal life support in pulmonary failure after traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta: a case report.
Masroor
Saqib
S
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
Tehrani
Hasan
H
Pham
Si
S
Neijman
Toni
T
Martinez-Ruiz
Ricardo
R
McKenney
Mark
M
Salerno
Tomas
T
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000150:complications; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000150:complications; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012272:Ribs / Q000293:injuries; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014194:Traumatology / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome