Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the management of severe thoracic trauma: a case report.
We describe a case where extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was used for seven days to facilitate surgery and respiratory therapy in a multi-trauma patient with severe pulmonary contusions, bilateral bronchopleural fistulae with recurrent pneumothoraces. The patient made a good recovery and was discharged from hospital after three months.
Kause
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Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.
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