Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as treatment for acute respiratory failure and subsequent pneumothorax caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a kidney transplant recipient

Y.-S. Wu,N.-C. Lin,I.-M. Chen,S.-C. Chang,F.-D. Wang,Y.-C. Huang,T.H. Wu,C.-C. Loong

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as treatment for acute respiratory failure and subsequent pneumothorax caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a kidney transplant recipient

2013

Y.-S. Wu
N.-C. Lin
I.-M. Chen
S.-C. Chang
F.-D. Wang
Y.-C. Huang
T.H. Wu
C.-C. Loong

Abstract Acute respiratory failure (ARF) accompanied by pneumothorax caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is often fatal. We present our experience using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as treatment for ARF and subsequent pneumothorax caused by PJP in a kidney transplant recipient.

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Intensive care medicine
Kidney transplantation
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
Kidney transplant recipient
Pneumothorax
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Medicine
Acute respiratory failure
Surgery

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