01.12.2016 | Case report | Ausgabe 1/2016 Open Access
Central extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for treatment of reperfusion oedema following pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: a case report
- Zeitschrift:
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery > Ausgabe 1/2016
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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors’ contributions
AE performed collection of data, wrote all sections of case report, took part in surgical activities in this case MA have been involved in drafting the case report AT have been involved in drafting the case report, took part in surgical activities in this case AC revised manuscript and gave final approval of the version to be published. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Abstract
One of the most severe and frequent complication of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy is reperfusion pulmonary oedema. The only effective treatment for this complication is extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. A case of successful treatment of reperfusion pulmonary oedema with prolonged veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation complicated by several episodes of bleeding and surgical site infection is presented.
