Citation

Yildiz Y, Oztas DM, Ulukan MO, Erkanli K, Unal O, Ugurlucan M, Turkoglu H. Case Rep. Med. 2019; 2019: e3120912.

Affiliation

Istanbul Medipol University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Hindawi Publishing)

DOI

10.1155/2019/3120912

PMID

31871460

PMCID

PMC6913300

Abstract

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and cardio-circulatory shock has been widely accepted. In recent years, a variety of novel and exceptional indications for ECMO have been proposed; however, experience with ECMO use in the presence of multiple penetrating injuries is limited. In this report, we present successful ECMO application in a patient with multiple firearm injuries. Veno-venous ECMO was applied for ARDS and converted to the venoarterial mode when the patient developed septic cardiomyopathy. The clinical status of the patient gradually improved, and the patient was discharged from the hospital after 24 days, successfully.

Copyright © 2019 Yahya Yildiz et al.

Language: en