Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric respiratory failure secondary to smoke inhalation injury.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-1996
Abstract
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was used successfully in two children who had respiratory failure secondary to smoke inhalation injury. The first involved a 20% body surface area burn with initial carboxyhemoglobin of 26%. The patient developed varicella pneumonia, which complicated his respiratory failure; he was placed on ECMO for 7 days. The second infant had a 35% body surface area burn and carboxyhemoglobin of 30%. He underwent debridement and allografting while on ECMO, and was decannulated after 13 days. Anticoagulation for ECMO did not significantly interfere with dressing changes. Both patients had definitive autografting and were discharged home breathing room air.
Volume
31
Issue
9
First Page
1285
Last Page
1287
ISSN
0022-3468
Published In/Presented At
Lessin, M. S., el-Eid, S. E., Klein, M. D., & Cullen, M. L. (1996). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric respiratory failure secondary to smoke inhalation injury. Journal of pediatric surgery, 31(9), 1285–1287. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3468(96)90252-3
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
8887103
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics, Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article