Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support in a Situation of Diagnostic Dilemma - 02/12/12
, Chew Houng a, Toby Trahair b, Hari Ravindranathan c, Peter W. Grant a
Corresponding author at: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Barker Street, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia. Tel.: +61 44 0 7946757198/07929010164; fax: +61 44 0 7946757198.Résumé |
Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in children carries a high morbidity and mortality. High frequency ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are used as rescue modes of support in difficult situations. Malignancy may be considered to be a relative contraindication to ECMO support. We report a case where the decision was made to support the patient with ECMO for fulminant Epstein–Barr (EBV) infection while investigations were being done to exclude an underlying malignancy.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Infection, Pneumonia, Primary EBV infection, Axonal neuropathy, Hepatomegaly
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Vol 21 - N° 12
P. 821-823 - décembre 2012 Retour au numéro
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