Open Access<p>Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Combined with Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy–Assisted CO<sub>2</sub> Cryotherapy in the Treatment of Massive Hemoptysis in Pregnancy: A Case Report</p>
Author(s) -
Ting Chen,
Li Yao,
Chunyan Zhu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s287666
Subject(s) - medicine , cryotherapy , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , bronchial artery , surgery , bronchoscopy , bronchus , embolization , tracheotomy , anesthesia , pregnancy , lung , respiratory disease , biology , genetics
Massive hemoptysis in pregnancy is very rare but can be life-threatening for both the pregnant woman and fetus. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is extremely rare in the treatment of severe hemoptysis in pregnancy. Here we describe the case of massive hemoptysis in the second trimester of pregnancy successfully treated with a combination of venovenous (VV)-ECMO, and bronchial artery embolization combined with fiberoptic bronchoscopy-assisted CO 2 cryotherapy.