Prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pediatric necrotizing pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumonia and influenza H1N1 co-infection: how long should we wait for native lung recovery?

This report shows that unexpected native lung recovery is possible even after prolonged loss of lung function an d that a previous healthy lung can recover from apparent irreversible lung injury.
Source: Journal of Artificial Organs - Category: Transplant Surgery Source Type: research