Successful Management of Critical Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome following COVID-19 through Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Patient with Concurrent Nephrotic Syndrome Relapse

• Published in: Internal Medicine Vol. 62; no. 21; pp. 3209 - 3214
• Main Authors: Muto, Masahiro, Sasaki, Yu, Kano, Toshiki, Fukao, Yusuke, Hosoya, Reina, Nomura, Tomohisa, Sugita, Manabu, Io, Hiroaki, Suzuki, Yusuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 01.11.2023; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Case Report; chronic kidney disease; coronavirus disease 2019; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Hemodialysis; Hypoxemia; Immunomodulation; Internal medicine; Mechanical ventilation; Nephrotic syndrome; nephrotic syndrome relapse; Oxygenation; Proteinuria; Renal function; Respiratory distress syndrome; nephrotic syndrome relapse; chronic kidney disease; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; coronavirus disease 2019

A 44-year-old man with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and nephrotic syndrome relapse was admitted to our intensive-care unit for respiratory failure. Despite receiving mechanical ventilation and immunomodulators, the patient experienced refractory hypoxemia, necessitating venovenous extracorpor...