Lobectomy on ECMO as a Life-Saving Procedure following Necrotizing Pneumonia in a Toddler: A Case Study

Shira Ashkenazi; Alon Ben-Nun; Itai Pessach; Marina Rubinshtein; Gideon Paret

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1636507

Lobectomy on ECMO as a Life-Saving Procedure following Necrotizing Pneumonia in a Toddler: A Case Study

J Pediatr Intensive Care. 2018 Dec;7(4):207-209. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1636507. Epub 2018 Mar 9.

Authors

Shira Ashkenazi¹, Alon Ben-Nun², Itai Pessach¹, Marina Rubinshtein¹, Gideon Paret¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel.

Abstract

Necrotizing pneumonia is a severe form of pneumonia that is mainly treated with conservative treatment, including antibiotics. We report a unique case of necrotizing pneumonia due to group A streptococcus infection in an 18-month-old boy who required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. Following surgical lobectomy, the child was weaned off ECMO and recovered uneventfully.

Keywords: ECMO; lobectomy; necrotizing pneumonia.

Publication types

Case Reports