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Clin Case Rep
. 2023 Aug 10;11(8):e7709.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7709. eCollection 2023 Aug. VV-ECMO as bridge and safety net for successful therapeutic polypragmasy in a case of influenza-triggered near-fatal asthma
Christoph Kowalewski 1 , Peter Schnürer 1 , Sabrina Kopp 1 , Johannes Windschmitt 1 , Mehmet Oezkur 2 , Marc Kriege 3 , Thomas Münzel 1 , Joachim Kaes 1 , Ingo Sagoschen 1 , Johannes Wild 1 4 5
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Key clinical message: In near-fatal asthma, the combination of ECMO therapy and isoflurane application via an intensive care ventilator with an anesthetic conservation device represents a therapeutic combination in seemingly hopeless clinical situations.
Abstract: We report a case of an adult patient with near-fatal asthma, who was implanted venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in an extern hospital before transfer to our tertiary center. After 13 days and various therapeutic approaches, including inhaled isoflurane therapy via an anesthetic-conserving device, the patient was decannulated and extubated 3 days later.
Keywords: asthma; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; mechanical ventilation; respiratory failure.
. 2023 Aug 10;11(8):e7709.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7709. eCollection 2023 Aug. VV-ECMO as bridge and safety net for successful therapeutic polypragmasy in a case of influenza-triggered near-fatal asthma
Christoph Kowalewski 1 , Peter Schnürer 1 , Sabrina Kopp 1 , Johannes Windschmitt 1 , Mehmet Oezkur 2 , Marc Kriege 3 , Thomas Münzel 1 , Joachim Kaes 1 , Ingo Sagoschen 1 , Johannes Wild 1 4 5
Affiliations
- PMID: 37575460
- PMCID: PMC10415585
- DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7709
Key clinical message: In near-fatal asthma, the combination of ECMO therapy and isoflurane application via an intensive care ventilator with an anesthetic conservation device represents a therapeutic combination in seemingly hopeless clinical situations.
Abstract: We report a case of an adult patient with near-fatal asthma, who was implanted venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in an extern hospital before transfer to our tertiary center. After 13 days and various therapeutic approaches, including inhaled isoflurane therapy via an anesthetic-conserving device, the patient was decannulated and extubated 3 days later.
Keywords: asthma; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; mechanical ventilation; respiratory failure.