Author/Authors :
Bonacchi, Massimo University of Florence - Cardiac Surgery Functional Unit, Italy , Ciapetti, Marco Careggi Teaching Hospital - Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit of Emergency, Italy , Di Lascio, Gabriella University of Florence - Postgraduate School of Anesthesia and Intensive Care - Department of Sperimental and Clinical Medicine, Italy , Harmelin, Guy University of Florence - Cardiac Surgery Functional Unit, Italy , Sani, Guido University of Florence - Cardiac Surgery Functional Unit, Italy , Peris, Adriano Careggi Teaching Hospital - Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit of Emergency, Italy
Abstract :
The H1N1-flu affected primary young and female patients without major comorbidities (1-3). Although most of the confirmed cases have been self-limited and uncomplicated febrile respiratory illness, there have been severe infection with complications or mortality as well. In some cases, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was commenced for the treatment of refractory hypoxemia, hypercapnia, or both, which occurred despite mechanical ventilation and rescue conventional therapies (4).
