title: [Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in acute respiratory distress syndrome after a liver transplant].
abstract: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used in the treatment of severe respiratory failure that is potentially reversible. This mode of therapy reduces ventilator-associated lung injury. Although ECMO is costly and not free of complications, its early application by experienced multidisciplinary teams can improve survival. We report a case of acute respiratory distress syndrome in a patient who had received a liver transplant. Respiratory failure was unresponsive to conventional treatment and the patient required ECMO until recovery.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anestesiología y Cuidados Intensivos de la Universidad de Navarra.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dufur
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Monedero
mesh_terms: D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*