Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after blunt trauma: when? how?
Mahmut Ozbey1,Dursun Fırat Ergul2
Current Thoracic Surgery
2021;6(1):039-043. (18 March 2021)
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sivas Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
2Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Division of İntensive Care, Hitit University, Erol Olcok Training and Research Hospital, Çorum, Turkey
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In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), mechanical ventilators (MV) are still key
devices in the treatment. However, in cases where MV remains insufficient, extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation (ECMO) is the most important treatment modality. Venovenous extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation (VV-ECMO) was applied to a 42-year-old female patient due to ARDS developed after
an in-car traffic accident, and it was successfully terminated. The case was presented to discuss the
management of MV and ECMO in patients with ARDS developed after blunt trauma in the light of
current literature.
Keywords :
multiple trauma, acute respiratory distress syndrome, mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal circulation
