title: Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation and plasmapheresis for pulmonary hemorrhage in microscopic polyangiitis.
abstract: Early initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to treat acute hypoxemic respiratory failure secondary to massive pulmonary hemorrhage in microscopic polyangiitis in children can be life-saving while awaiting control of the autoimmune disease process by plasmapheresis and immunosuppression.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN 37212, USA. hemant.agarwal@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Hemant Shyam
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Mary Barraza
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Marek Janusz
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Grzeszczak
authors.forename: Harold Newt
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Lovvorn
authors.forename: Tracy Earl
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Hunley
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jabs
authors.forename: Venkatramanan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shankar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications*