[Respiratory support using veno-venous ECMO during lung resection for aspergilloma]

Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2010 Sep;29(9):645-7. doi: 10.1016/j.annfar.2010.06.012. Epub 2010 Aug 2.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Respiratory support using extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is rarely used in the setting of adult lung surgery, with the exception of lung transplantation. We report the case of a patient with pulmonary aspergilloma, for whom selective bronchial intubation was required to facilitate surgery. Intolerance to unilateral ventilation was anticipated due to poor underlying lung function. Intra-operatively, an attempt to lung exclusion was responsible for severe hypoxemia. The use of veno-venous ECMO allowed to improve oxygenation and lung resection was carried out successfully at the expense of major intra-operative bleeding.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pneumonectomy*
  • Pulmonary Aspergillosis / surgery*