• Der Anaesthesist · Dec 2016

    Case Reports

    [Extracorporeal CO2 removal as an alternative to tracheotomy in a patient with extubation failure].

    • A Redel, M Ritzka, S Kraus, A Philipp, H-J Schlitt, B Graf, and T Bein.
    • Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Deutschland. andreas.redel@ukr.de.
    • Anaesthesist. 2016 Dec 1; 65 (12): 925-928.

    AbstractWe report a patient with chest trauma who was admitted to the ICU after surgery. As he fulfilled protocol-based criteria, he was extubated 7 days after admission. However, despite intermittent non-invasive ventilation, the patient had to be re-intubated on day 10 owing to progressive hypercapnia. We decided to support the patient with a mid-flow veno-venous extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2‑R) system instead of a tracheotomy. Sufficient CO2 removal was established with a blood flow of 1.5 l/min and the patient was successfully extubated within a few hours. After 5 days of ECCO2‑R the patient could be weaned and transferred to a general ward in a stable condition.

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