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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as treatment for acute respiratory failure and subsequent pneumothorax caused by P neumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a kidney transplant recipient
Author(s) -
Wu Y.S.,
Lin N.C.,
Chen I.M.,
Chang S.C.,
Wang F.D.,
Huang Y.C.,
Wu T.H.,
Loong C.C.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12039
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , pneumothorax , pneumonia , acute respiratory failure , respiratory failure , respiratory system , kidney transplantation , intensive care medicine , kidney , surgery , mechanical ventilation
Acute respiratory failure ( ARF ) accompanied by pneumothorax caused by P neumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ( PJP ) is often fatal. We present our experience using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as treatment for ARF and subsequent pneumothorax caused by PJP in a kidney transplant recipient.