Direct acute respiratory distress syndrome after gastric perforation caused by an intragastric balloon: a case report.

Nils TheuerkaufTobias WeismüllerCarsten WeißbrichJens-Christian ScheweChristian PutensenChristian Bode

Published in: BMC anesthesiology (2020)

This case illustrates that a patient presenting with direct ARDS may have upper abdominal pathologies caused by a rare complication of a supposedly harmless treatment.

Keyphrases

acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
case report
combination therapy
replacement therapy