title: [The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome due to pandemic influenza].
abstract: Pandemic influenza particularly often is associated with symptoms of acute respiratory failure, and in case of refractory hypoxemia patients may have indications for the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The paper presents a case of a pandemic influenza virus infection, where classical indications for veno-venous ECMO occured. Practical aspects of this kind of treatment in the intensive care unit are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Kliniczny Kardioanestezji i Intensywnej Terapii, Śląskie Centrum Chorób Serca, Zabrze. pknapik@sum.edu.pl
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Knapik
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Przybylski
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nadziakiewicz
authors.forename: Rafał
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koba
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maciejewski
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borowicz
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Włoczka
authors.forename: Szymon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pawlak
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zembala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D058873:Pandemics; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D016896:Treatment Outcome