Open AccessSuccessful Application of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in an Acute Tonsillitis Patient Complicated with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Zhufeng Zhang,
Dongmei Guo,
Qi Ren
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open access emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-1500
DOI - 10.2147/oaem.s337568
Subject(s) - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , medicine , acute respiratory distress , intensive care medicine , respiratory distress , extracorporeal , anesthesia , lung
Cases of acute tonsillitis, a common disease in the emergency department, are mostly mild and those complicated by severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome are rarely reported.