Rescue strategies combining ultra-protective ventilation and veno-venous ECMO in a patient with near-drowning-related severe ARDS: a case report and literature review
Li Zhang, Zhekang Peng, Dingdeng Wang, Fei Tian, Xingguang Qu, Zhaohui Zhang, Gaosheng Zhou · 2026
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Description
Li Zhang and six co-authors report saving a teenager whose lungs failed after near-drowning, in a 2026 case report. Drowning can flood the lungs and trigger severe respiratory distress, which kills often and resists standard care.
The 18-year-old's heart restarted, but severe lung injury followed. A veno-venous ECMO machine took over gas exchange, letting the ventilator rest the lungs with tiny breaths, down to 2.8 milliliters per kilogram. Her lung stiffness eased markedly, with compliance rising from 11 to 46 units. She left ECMO on day 15 and the ventilator on day 27. Discharge came with no clear lung after-effects. The authors pair the case with a literature review.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Li Zhang, Zhekang Peng, Dingdeng Wang, Fei Tian, Xingguang Qu, Zhaohui Zhang, Gaosheng Zhou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |