Pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in homozygous sickle cell patient for acute chest syndrome.
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 11
Abstract
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is used in Sickle cell disease patients is unclear. We present a case of a 6 years old girl with homozygous hemoglobin SS disease complicated with chest syndrome. Oxygenation was maintained with two days of VA extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and 30 days of VV ECMO. Keywords: Sickle cell disease, hemoglobin SS disease, oxygenation.
Authors and Affiliations
Papa Salmane Ba, Lionel Berthomieu, Marie-Pierre Castex, Bertrand Leobon, Fabio Cuttone
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