• Der Unfallchirurg · Apr 2005

    Case Reports

    [ARDS after unreamed femoral nailing].

    • R L Prosst and M Majetschak.
    • Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Deutschland. ruediger@prosst.de
    • Unfallchirurg. 2005 Apr 1; 108 (4): 332-6.

    AbstractAn 18-year-old male patient sustained right-sided femoral and 2nd degree open tibial shaft fractures following a motorcycle accident. Further injuries, and thoracic injury in particular, were excluded clinically and radiologically. Early stabilization of the fractures was achieved by external fixation of the tibia followed by unreamed femoral nailing.Postoperatively, severe deterioration of pulmonary function led to the progressive development of an adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and necessitated extracorporal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) of the ventilated patient for 89 h. Subsequently, the patient's gas exchange parameters improved allowing extubation 1 week after the accident. Secondary tibia nailing and further recovery of the patient were uneventful.

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