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Neonatal pertussis requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Pediatric Surgery International volume 17, pages 201–203 (2001)Cite this article

Abstract

Despite widespread immunization against Bordetella pertussis, whooping cough remains potentially fatal in susceptible populations such as neonates. A case of neonatal pertussis with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) requiring extracorporal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is described. PH associated with pertussis severe enough to require ECMO is frequently irreversible and associated with a poor prognosis.

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  1. NICU, Division of Newborn Medicine, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, 10240 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5H 3V9, CA

    C. D. Sreenan

  2. Division of Neonatology, Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Rm. 1N1, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada, CA

    H. Osiovich

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Accepted: 20 December 1999

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Sreenan, C., Osiovich, H. Neonatal pertussis requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Pediatr Surg Int 17, 201–203 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830000429

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  • Keywords Pertussis
  • Neonate
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation