Sociodemographics

Age: 21 y/o

Gender: Female

Onset: SC use 12 hours before admission

Previous SC Use: Patient denies

Clinical Presentation

Temperature: 98.5 Fahrenheit

Blood Pressure: 91/55 mm Hg

Heart Rate: 99 beats per minute

SpO2: 40% - 60% after rapid sequence intubation

Respiratory Rate: 28 respirations per minute

Blood Gas: pO2 60 mmHg, pCO2 52.6 mmHg

pH: 7.21

Lactate: 3.8 mmol/L

Procal: 0.43 ug/L

Sed rate: 23 mm/hr

Influenza: Negative

BUN: 13 mg/dL

Creatinine: 0.74 mg/dL

Glucose: 136 mg/dL

CO2: 24 mm Hg

Chloride: 104 mEq/L

Potassium: 3.8 mEq/L

Sodium: 139 mEq/L

Leukocyte Count: 23,000 × 109/L

Base Deficit: 7

Echocardiogram: Negative

Clinical Observations: Acute respiratory distress with frothy pink sputum arising from airway during intubation

ECMO and Ventilation Settings

Initial Ventilation Settings (prior to ECMO):

FiO2: 100%

PEEP: 20

Respiratory Rate: 14 breaths per minute

Tidal Volume: 400 ml

SpO2: Never exceeded 60%

Ventilation Settings (on ECMO):

FiO2: 40%

PEEP: 5 cm H2O

Respiratory Rate: 8 breaths per minute

Tidal Volume: 400 ml

ECMO Settings:

31 French Avalon veno-venous catheter

Rate: 4.56 L/min

FiO2: 100%

Sweep: 3.5 L/min

Mixed Venous: 77.1%

Activated Clotting Time (ACT): Above 200

Duration: 7 days

Time to Clearance of Images

15 days from admission to final CT Chest (Figure 2 & Figure 3)

Complications

None, patient made an uneventful recovery