Early Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Massive Aspiration during Anesthesia Induction

Although the incidence is not high in the general surgical population, pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents can result in serious long-term morbidity and mortality. We report a case of early use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to correct severe hypoxemia refractory to conventional...

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Main Authors: Namo Kim, Kwan Hyung Kim, Jeong Min Kim, Su Youn Choi, Sungwon Na
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2015-05-01
Series:Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.kjccm.org/upload/pdf/kjccm-2015-30-2-109.pdf