title: Extracorporeal life support for the control of life-threatening pulmonary hemorrhage.
abstract: Pulmonary hemorrhage is a dreadful complication after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. We describe a novel management in which the patient is supported with active venting of the pulmonary vascular bed while on veno-arterial extracorporeal life support.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pretorius
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Alayadhi
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Modry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D008796:Metrorrhagia; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications