A case report of severe tracheal obstruction requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
The authors describe the case of a near-fatal airway obstruction requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The patient presented with severe respiratory distress owing to a bean impacted in the distal trachea. The foreign body could not be removed by bronchoscopy because of instability of the patient. The patient was placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for temporary pulmonary support, and the foreign body was removed using a rigid bronchoscope. The patient had a full recovery and suffered no neurologic sequelae.
Ignacio
Romeo C
RC
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
Falcone
Richard A
RA
Brown
Rebeccah L
RL
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008499:Medical Records; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome