• J Extra Corpor Technol · Mar 2009

    Case Reports

    Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the management of respiratory failure caused by diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.

    • Zhen Guo, Xin Li, Li-Yan Jiang, and Ling-Feng Xu.
    • Department of Extracorporeal Circulation, Shanghai Chest Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
    • J Extra Corpor Technol. 2009 Mar 1;41(1):37-40.

    AbstractExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was developed as a supportive therapy to treat severe respiratory failure. When conventional mechanical ventilation has failed or when there is not enough time to treat the pathology, ECMO has the potential to sustain life. In this report, successful use of ECMO to support an adult patient with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated systemic vasculitides complicated by severe respiratory failure caused by diffuse alveolar hemorrhage will be discussed.

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