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Pulmonary/Thoracic Surgery
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy for Aspiration Pneumonia in a Patient following Left Pneumonectomy for Lung Cancer: Jangwhan Jo, Yang Gi Ryu; Korean J Crit Care Med. 2016;31(2):156-161. Published online May 31, 2016; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2016.31.2.156

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A patient had undergone left pneumonectomy for lung cancer and had an increased risk of fatal complications such as pneumonia, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The treatment effects of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) for ARDS of postpneumonectomy patient are uncertain. A 74-year-old man with one lung experienced aspiration pneumonia while swallowing pills after the operation, and his condition progressed to ARDS within a day. He was successfully treated with VV-ECMO support and intensive care unit care.

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The Future of Research on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
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