Extracorporeal life support in a severe blunt chest trauma with cardiac rupture.
This report presents a case of severe blunt chest trauma secondary to a horse riding accident with resultant free-wall rupture of the left ventricle in association with severe lung contusion. We describe the initial surgical and medical management of the cardiac rupture which was associated with a massive haemoptysis due to severe lung trauma. Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support was initiated and allowed both the acute heart and lung failure to recover. We discuss the successful use and pitfalls of ECMO techniques which are sparsely described in such severe combined cardiac and thoracic trauma.
Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergencies, Rennes University Hospital, 35000 Rennes, France ; Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Emergencies, and SAMU (Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente), Rennes 1 University, Inserm U991, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Pontchaillou, 35000 Rennes, France.
Launey
L
Yoann
Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Emergencies, and SAMU (Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente), Rennes 1 University, Inserm U991, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Pontchaillou, 35000 Rennes, France ; Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Rennes University Hospital, 35000 Rennes, France.
Flecher
F
Erwan
Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergencies, Rennes University Hospital, 35000 Rennes, France ; Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Emergencies, and SAMU (Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente), Rennes 1 University, Inserm U991, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Pontchaillou, 35000 Rennes, France.
Nesseler
N
Nicolas
Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergencies, Rennes University Hospital, 35000 Rennes, France ; Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Emergencies, and SAMU (Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente), Rennes 1 University, Inserm U991, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Pontchaillou, 35000 Rennes, France.
Malledant
M
Yannick
Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergencies, Rennes University Hospital, 35000 Rennes, France ; Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Emergencies, and SAMU (Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente), Rennes 1 University, Inserm U991, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Pontchaillou, 35000 Rennes, France.
Seguin
S
Philippe