Izumi Kawagoe

Anesthetic management of bronchopleural fistula repair with severe pneumonia in a 74-year-old man using one-lung ventilation combined with high-flow veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation without continuous systemic heparinization: a case report

Background Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a serious complication following lung resection, often leading to respiratory failure. In one study of 6,239 patients, 43 (0.65%) developed early BPF, and cases complicated by contralateral pneumonia have rarely been reported. Case Description We present the case of a 74-year-...