Case Report of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Aeromedical Evacuation at a Deployed Military Hospital

Matthew S. Hamm; Valerie G. Sams; Maj Jeffrey D. Dellavolpe; James H. Lantry; Phillip E. Mason

doi:10.1093/milmed/usx160

Case Report of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Aeromedical Evacuation at a Deployed Military Hospital

Matthew S. Hamm, Valerie G. Sams, Maj Jeffrey D. Dellavolpe, James H. Lantry, Phillip E. Mason

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The U.S. Military no longer maintains overseas extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) capability for patients with severe lung injury including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The authors present a case of severe ARDS at a military hospital in Afghanistan with limited capability for rescue therapies to include presentation, treatment, transport, and use of ECMO in the deployed military environment at one Role 3 medical facility. Lack of ECMO in the overseas environment is a significant gap in U.S. Military medical capability. The authors propose a novel solution, "ECMO packs," for prepositioning at strategic Role 3 facilities for early intervention in patients with severe lung injury to close this lethal and unnecessary capability gap.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	203-206
Number of pages	4
Journal	Military medicine
Volume	183
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usx160
State	Published - Mar 1 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Afghanistan
Air Force
ECMO
aeromedical evacuation
military

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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