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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Umei N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5343233 | biostudies-other | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Case reports in critical care 20170223
The mortality rate for respiratory failure resulting from obesity hypoventilation syndrome is high if it requires ventilator management. We describe a case of severe acute respiratory failure resulting from obesity hypoventilation syndrome (BMI, 60.2 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) successfully treated with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO). During ECMO management, a mucus plug was removed by bronchoscopy daily and 18 L of water was removed using diuretics, resulting in weight loss of 2 ...[more]