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Prolonged extracorporeal life support (ECLS) for varicella pneumonia
W A Lee1, S Kolla, R J Schreiner
1Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0331, USA.
Critical Care Medicine
|June 1, 1997
Summary
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) can be critical for severe varicella pneumonia cases. Early recognition and rapid ECLS initiation improve survival rates in life-threatening respiratory failure.
Area of Science:
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Severe varicella pneumonia can lead to acute respiratory failure.
- Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is a potential treatment for severe respiratory failure.