Case-based discussion: neonates on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for undiagnosed recalcitrant pulmonary hypertension-management challenges

John A. King, Ajay Desai, Tom Semple, Andrew G. Nicholson, Andrew Bush, Samantha Sonnappa
Royal Brompton Hospital. Imperial College London.
United Kingdom

Thorax
Thorax 2023; 78: 107-109
DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2021-217857

Abstract
We present two neonates requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for undiagnosed recalcitrant pulmonary hypertension, highlighting the clinical and ethical dilemmas in management of very rare diseases.

Category
Class I. Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
Class III. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Developmental Diseases of the Lung

Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication

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