RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Treatment of Sepsis and ARDS With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Interventional Lung Assist Membrane Ventilator in a Patient With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 1178
OP 1181
DO 10.4187/respcare.01393
VO 57
IS 7
A1 Vojka Gorjup
A1 Misa Fister
A1 Marko Noc
A1 Vladan Rajic
A1 Suada Filekovic Ribaric
YR 2012
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/7/1178.abstract
AB We report an 18-year-old ice skater with acute lymphoblast leukemia. She developed Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteremia, severe sepsis, septic shock, and ARDS following chemotherapy-induced severe bone marrow failure. She was successfully treated with extraordinary life support measures, which included extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, double lumen lung ventilation for management of hemoptysis, and lung assist membrane ventilation. After 57 days of ICU treatment and a year of rehabilitation, the patient has fully regained her functional status, is now finishing high school, and is ice skating again.