Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the management of respiratory failure caused by diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was developed as a supportive therapy to treat severe respiratory failure. When conventional mechanical ventilation has failed or when there is not enough time to treat the pathology, ECMO has the potential to sustain life. In this report, successful use of ECMO to support an adult patient with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated systemic vasculitides complicated by severe respiratory failure caused by diffuse alveolar hemorrhage will be discussed.
Department of Extracorporeal Circulation, Shanghai Chest Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Zhen
Z
Guo
Xin
X
Li
Li-Yan
LY
Jiang
Ling-Feng
LF
Xu
D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone