Bronchial fistulae in ARDS patients: management with an extracorporeal lung assist device

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 1652 - 1655
• Main Authors: Hommel, M, Deja, M, von Dossow, V, Diemel, K, Heidenhain, C, Spies, C, Weber-Carstens, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Eur Respiratory Soc 01.12.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Bronchi - surgery; Bronchial Fistula - complications; Bronchial Fistula - therapy; Carbon Dioxide - metabolism; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - methods; Female; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Male; Middle Aged; Pressure; Pulmonary Gas Exchange; Respiration, Artificial - methods; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - complications; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - therapy; Treatment Outcome

Patients with bronchial tree lesions feature, in particular, a high risk for developing bronchial fistulae after surgical repair when the clinical situation is complicated by acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and mechanical ventilation is needed. The current authors...