title: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a rescue therapy for acute respiratory failure during chemotherapy in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia.
abstract: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by pneumonia in patients with hematologic malignancies can be life-threatening. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is the only temporary treatment for patients with ARDS who are refractory to conventional treatment. However, the immunosuppression and coagulopathies in hematological malignancies such as lymphoma and acute leukemia are relative contraindications for ECMO, due to high risks of infection and bleeding. Here, we report a 22-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who developed pneumonia and ARDS during induction chemotherapy; he was treated with ECMO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Youn Seup
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Goohyeon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hong
keywords: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO); acute myeloid leukemia (AML); chemotherapy