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Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Pulmonary Resection for Necrotizing Pneumonia

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Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Aug 4. pii: S0003-4975(18)31057-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.051. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Pulmonary Resection for Necrotizing Pneumonia.[/h] Merlo A[SUP]1[/SUP], Reid T[SUP]2[/SUP], Burks AC[SUP]3[/SUP], Long J[SUP]4[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] We describe the case of a 35-year-old man who presented in respiratory failure after influenza B infection requiring initiation of veno-venous extra-corporeal membranous oxygenation (VV-ECMO) and eventual pulmonary resection for necrotizing pneumonia. Following a successful wean off VV-ECMO, and once hemodynamically stable, he was taken to the operating room for decortication and left pulmonary resection. Recovery was complicated by persistent airleak requiring placement of endobronchial valves, but otherwise he recovered very well. This case demonstrates the benefits of lung resection for necrotizing pneumonia.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] endobronchial valve; extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation; necrotizing pneumonia

PMID: 30086282 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.051
 
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