COVID-19 case of ventilator-induced lung injury on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Physicians' clinical struggle and ethical conflict in a novel pandemic.

Yoshiko Ishisaka Nobuyuki Nosaka Yuka Mishima Takahiro Masuda Michio NagashimaYosuke TanakaKouhei YamamotoMasayuki YoshidaHidenobu Shigemitsu

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

Resource scarcity was concerned in the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. To open slots for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), we tried ECMO weaning allowing invasive ventilation in a 66-year-old male with severe COVID-19, backfiring as ventilator-induced lung injury. We will discuss ethical conflict in pandemics in this report.

Keyphrases

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mechanical ventilation
coronavirus disease
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