J Korean Burn Soc.  2012 Dec;15(2):131-133.

A Case of Pumpless Extracorporeal Interventional Lung Assist Application in a Patient with Severe ARDS Who Is Severe Burn with Inhalation Lung Injury: A Case Report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Burn Surgery, Bestian Woosong Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. 4316508@ibestian.net
  • 2Department of Burn Surgery, Bestian Buchon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.

Abstract

A 35 year old male patient with inhalation injury including 45% body surface area burn was transferred to the hospital. After 2 days of hospitalization lung protective ventilation was supported due to acute respiratory distress occurrence. Fifth day the patient suffered hypercapnea which was uncontrollable with mechanical ventilators. Interventional lung assist (iLA) was proceeded on the tenth day, and the patients hypercapnia symptom was compatible with lung protective ventilation at the time, but the patient eventually suffered death after 12 days of treatment and care in the hospital.

Keyword

Interventional lung assist (iLA); Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); Burn; Inhalation injury

MeSH Terms

Body Surface Area
Burns
Hospitalization
Humans
Hypercapnia
Inhalation
Lung
Male
Ventilation
Ventilators, Mechanical
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