title: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) initiation without intubation in two children with mediastinal malignancy.
abstract: We report the cases of two children presenting with severe airway compromise secondary to a mediastinal malignancy managed with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation without intubation. Results are presented on the use of ECMO as a primary means of stabilizing a pediatric patient with a critical mediastinal mass, thus providing another management strategy for this difficult situation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Wickiser
authors.forename: Marita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Leavey
authors.forename: Charles T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: Nilda M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Victor M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Aquino
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D012074:Remission Induction; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents