title: Conservative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment in a tracheal injury: a case report.
abstract: In patients with tracheal injuries, conservative treatment is an alternative approach when surgical treatment is difficult. However, the success rate of conservative treatment is low when a ventilator is used constantly because of underlying lung disease, and successful conservative treatment requires the maintenance of as much self-respiration as possible without a ventilator. Here, we report a case of lower tracheal injury in which both surgical and conservative treatments were difficult, but conservative treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was successful while maintaining self-respiration without a ventilator.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, 626-770, South Korea. wtknight98@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Bong Soo
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, 626-770, South Korea. popeyes0212@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Woo Hyun
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Trauma Center of Pusan National University Hospital, Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan-si, South Korea. asparag@naver.com.
authors.forename: Chang Wan
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Trauma Center of Pusan National University Hospital, Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan-si, South Korea. csking1@pnuh.co.kr.
authors.forename: Hyun Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Trauma Center of Pusan National University Hospital, Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan-si, South Korea. ksh810427@naver.com.
authors.forename: Seon Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, 626-770, South Korea. lsgwon@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sang Kwon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, 626-770, South Korea. yumccs@nate.com.
authors.forename: Do Hyung
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*