Massive aspiration syndrome: a possible indication for “emergent” veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation?: a case report

Massive aspiration syndrome: a possible indication for “emergent” veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation?: a case report

Abstract Background Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) is usually performed in cases of severe respiratory failure in which conventional and advanced mechanical ventilation strategies are ineffective in achieving true lung-protective ventilation, thus triggering ventilatory-in...

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Main Authors: Emiliano Gamberini, Venerino Poletti, Emanuele Russo, Alessandro Circelli, Marco Benni, Giovanni Scognamiglio, Domenico Pietro Santonastaso, Costanza Martino, Linda Domenichini, Romina Biondi, Giorgia Bastoni, Etrusca Brogi, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini, Paola Fugazzola, Martina Spiga, Vanni Agnoletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
ECMO
Massive aspiration
Shock
ICU
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03050-7

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