Acute plastic bronchitis after Ross procedure treated with veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

CONCLUSION: Plastic bronchitis can present in adult patients and be life-threatening when associated with acute respiratory failure. We report an unusual case of an adult patient treated with veno-venous ECMO for plastic bronchitis following cardiac surgery. Use of ECMO support while providing airway cleaning can be lifesaving in patients with respiratory failure secondary to plastic bronchitis.PMID:34859374 | DOI:10.1007/s12630-021-02148-2
Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Source Type: research