COVID‐19 case of ventilator‐induced lung injury on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Physicians' clinical struggle and ethical conflict in a novel pandemic. Issue 12 (26th December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ishisaka, Yoshiko; Nosaka, Nobuyuki; Mishima, Yuka; Masuda, Takahiro; Nagashima, Michio; Tanaka, Yosuke; Yamamoto, Kouhei; Yoshida, Masayuki; Shigemitsu, Hidenobu
• Is Part Of: Clinical case reports. Volume 9:Issue 12(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-12-26
• Subjects: clinical ethics -- COVID‐19 -- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation -- pandemic -- utilitarianism -- ventilator‐induced lung injury; Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.5223
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-0904

Abstract

Abstract: 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. Abstract : 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 man with severe COVID‐19, backfiring as ventilator‐induced lung injury. We will discuss the ethical conflict during pandemics in this report.