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- Title
Successful rescue combination of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and prone positioning for the management of severe methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia complicated by pneumothorax: a case report and literature review.
- Authors
Hangyong He; Hao Wang; Xuyan Li; Xiao Tang; Rui Wang; Bing Sun; Zhaohui Tong; He, Hangyong; Wang, Hao; Li, Xuyan; Tang, Xiao; Wang, Rui; Sun, Bing; Tong, Zhaohui
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>To describe the experience of combination therapy with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO), high-frequency oscillatory ventilation(HFOV) and prone positioning in treating severe respiratory failure caused by community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus(CA-MRSA).<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>A 30-year-old female presented with fever and dyspnea for 3 days. She was diagnosed CA-MRSA pneumonia complicated by severe respiratory failure, pneumothorax and neutropenia. Venovenous ECMO was applied within 8 h of the pneumothorax diagnosis. For amelioration of ventilator-induced lung injury, HFOV and prone positioning were combined with ECMO. The patient's condition improved considerably. ECMO was weaned on day 19, and she was discharged on day 48 with good lung recovery.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>To the best of our knowledge, this was the first case in which ECMO was combined with HFOV and prone positioning to treat severe necrotic CA-MRSA pneumonia complicated with pneumothorax. This combination therapy may provide safe respiratory support, may minimize the risk of barotrauma, and provide better drainage of secretions in patients with necrotizing pneumonia.
- Subjects
PNEUMONIA treatment; METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus; EXTRACORPOREAL membrane oxygenation; PNEUMOTHORAX; VENTILATOR-associated pneumonia
- Publication
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017, p1
- ISSN
1471-2466
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12890-017-0445-z