Open AccessOxygenation by extracorphorus membrane (ECMO) installed during cardiorrespiratory stop in lung with acute respiratory anguish syndrome: a case report
Author(s) -
Camille Donnabella,
Guilherme Henrique Garcia,
Mônica Akemi Sato
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
residência pediátrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2236-6814
DOI - 10.25060/residpediatr-2020.v10n3-95
Subject(s) - medicine , ards , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , refractory (planetary science) , acute respiratory distress , intensive care medicine , pneumonia , lung , anesthesia , physics , astrobiology
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) provides a better oxygen supply to patients with severe respiratory and cardiac diseases refractory to conventional therapy. ECMO installed during cardiorespiratory arrest (CPR) is called ECPR, which has been improved, presenting favorable results. The present article is an observational study, whose material was the medical record of a patient with a diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) where ECMO was performed during a successful cardiorespiratory arrest. Clinical, laboratory and radiographic data were evaluated, which reflect and corroborate the pathophysiology of the disease and the structural alteration of the respiratory system. This paper aims to describe a clinical case of successful ECPR in a 2-year-old female patient with hospital admission for extensive pneumonia who progressed with ARDS and cardiac arrest refractory to conventional treatment. The use of ECMO deserves to be considered in patients with cardiac arrest, since it demonstrated significant benefits, allowing effective treatment and survival without sequelae.