Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for 59 days without changing the ECMO circuit: a case of Legionella pneumonia

A P S Thiara; V Høyland; H Norum; T A Aasmundstad; H M Karlsen; A E Fiane; O Geiran

doi:10.1177/0267659109106297

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for 59 days without changing the ECMO circuit: a case of Legionella pneumonia

Perfusion. 2009 Jan;24(1):45-7. doi: 10.1177/0267659109106297.

Authors

A P S Thiara¹, V Høyland, H Norum, T A Aasmundstad, H M Karlsen, A E Fiane, O Geiran

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. amrit.thiara@rikshospitalet.no

PMID: 19567548
DOI: 10.1177/0267659109106297

Abstract

We report the successful use of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in a 53-year-old patient with Legionella pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with severe barotraumas. The patient was supported for 59 days without any changes in the ECMO circuit. This is probably the longest support ever reported using the same oxygenator.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Barotrauma / therapy
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / adverse effects
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / instrumentation*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
Hematologic Tests
Humans
Legionella pneumophila / isolation & purification*
Legionnaires' Disease / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging
Pneumothorax / pathology
Pneumothorax / therapy*
Radiography
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome