Journal article
Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to Stabilize a Polytrauma Patient During Intramedullary Nailing of a Femoral Fracture: A Case Report
JBJS case connector, v 4(4), pp e112-e112
Oct 2014
PMID: 29252780
Abstract
An eighteen-year-old polytrauma patient sustained multiple nonorthopaedic and orthopaedic injuries, including a closed femoral shaft fracture. She was started on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for respiratory failure. After added resuscitation and stabilization, she underwent intramedullary nailing of the femoral fracture while on ECMO on the third day after the injury. She remained stable throughout the case and recovered after a prolonged hospital course. At the most recent clinical follow-up, she was walking without assistance and had union of the fracture.
ECMO successfully stabilized and mitigated any potential pulmonary complications during intramedullary nailing of a femoral shaft fracture in an unstable patient with polytrauma.
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- Title
- Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to Stabilize a Polytrauma Patient During Intramedullary Nailing of a Femoral Fracture: A Case Report
- Creators
- Aakash Chauhan - Allegheny General HospitalNikola Babovic - Allegheny General HospitalRobert J Moraca - Allegheny General HospitalDaniel T Altman - Allegheny General Hospital
- Publication Details
- JBJS case connector, v 4(4), pp e112-e112
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedic/Orthopaedic Surgery
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85027692013
- Other Identifier
- 991021897306504721