Application of ECMO in the treatment of severe adenovirus pneumonia

Adenovirus is one of the common pathogens causing respiratory tract infection in children, which can cause severe pneumonia.Severe adenovirus pneumonia has an acute onset, rapid progress, and many complications, but there is no specific treatment and the mortality rate is high.Mechanical ventilation is an important means of respiratory support for the treatment of severe adenoviral pneumonia, and ventilator-associated lung injury is an inevitable drawback of mechanical ventilation.ECMO can replace and support cardiopulmonary function for a long time, reduce the occurrence of such damage, and improve oxygenation.When patients with severe adenovirus pneumonia develop respiratory failure or ARDS, and conventional treatment fails to improve hypoxemia, or accompanied by air leakage and other complications, ECMO treatment should be considered.However, there are few relevant studies in China, and further experience needs to be accumulated in the selection of respiratory support modes, intervention opportunities and management points of ECMO respiratory support for severe adenovirus pneumonia. Key words: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Severe adenovirus pneumonia; Respiratory support