Therapeutic hypothermia as an adjunct to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress and refractory hypoxemia

Jessica G Y Luc; Steven R Meyer; William J Murtha; Gurmeet Singh

doi:10.1177/0267659118822941

Therapeutic hypothermia as an adjunct to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress and refractory hypoxemia

Perfusion. 2019 Jul;34(5):422-424. doi: 10.1177/0267659118822941. Epub 2019 Jan 10.

Authors

Jessica G Y Luc¹, Steven R Meyer^{2

3}, William J Murtha^{3

4}, Gurmeet Singh^{2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ 1 Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
² 2 Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
³ 3 Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
⁴ 4 Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

PMID: 30628554
DOI: 10.1177/0267659118822941

Abstract

Legionella community-acquired pneumonia necessitating veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome has been reported in adults. However, few options remain in cases of refractory hypoxemia on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Herein, we describe adjunctive extended therapeutic hypothermia for refractory hypoxemia despite veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for successful management of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to Legionella.

Keywords: Legionella pneumonia; Legionnaires’ disease; adult respiratory distress syndrome; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; therapeutic hypothermia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced / methods*
Hypoxia / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*
Treatment Outcome