Severe thoracic trauma caused left pneumonectomy complicated by right traumatic wet lung, reversed by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support-a case report.

V-V ECMO and ultra-low VT MV helped this thoracic trauma patient survive the lung edema period and prevented ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). In extreme situations, with the support of ECMO, the tidal volume may be lowered to 3 ml/kg.