Successful Rescue Therapy with Pumpless Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal in a Patient with Persistent Air Leakage due to Empyema

Successful Rescue Therapy with Pumpless Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal in a Patient with Persistent Air Leakage due to Empyema

A young metastatic lung cancer patient developed empyema due to an infection with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Hydropneumothorax was detected and managed by a tube thoracotomy. However, persistent air leakage through the chest tube was observed due to the presence of a bronchopleura...

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Main Authors: Jaeyoung Cho, Yeon Joo Lee, Jae-Ho Lee, Choon-Taek Lee, Young-Jae Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2017-08-01
Series:Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
hydropneumothorax
bronchial fistula
empyema
hypercapnia
pumpless extracorporeal lung assist
respiratory insufficiency
Online Access:http://www.kjccm.org/upload/pdf/kjccm-2016-00185.pdf

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