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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Glenn Procedure in a Child With Influenza B Pneumonia

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World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2020 May;11(3):370-371. doi: 10.1177/2150135119899619.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Glenn Procedure in a Child With Influenza B Pneumonia.


Matic T[SUP]1[/SUP], Bakos M[SUP]1[/SUP], Belina D[SUP]2[/SUP], Duric Z[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Bartonicek D[SUP]1[/SUP], Malcic I[SUP]1[/SUP].

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Abstract

A five-month-old male with a hypoplastic left heart syndrome developed severe respiratory insufficiency due to influenza type B viral pneumonia following bidirectional Glenn. He was treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and successfully weaned without neurological consequences.



KEYWORDS:

ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation); cavopulmonary anastomosis; hypoplastic left heart syndrome; lung infection


PMID:32294017DOI:10.1177/2150135119899619
 
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