Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support may be a lifesaving modality in patients with burn and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: Experience of Formosa Water Park dust explosion disaster in Taiwan

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8694767	Burns	2018	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

ECMO may be a lifesaving modality for burn patients with severe lung injury who are nonresponsive to maximal medical management, especially for young patients with early ECMO intervention.

Keywords

ECMO ARDS TBSA Venovenous AaDO2 P/F ratio extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Total body surface area Acute respiratory distress syndrome Burn

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support may be a lifesaving modality in patients with burn and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: Experience of Formosa Water Park dust explosion disaster in Taiwan

Authors

Yu-Jen Chiu, Hsu Ma, Wen-Chieh Liao, Yu-Chung Shih, Mei-Chun Chen, Chun-Che Shih, Tai-Wei Chen, Cherng-Kang Perng,