ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME SECONDARY TO INHALATION OF CHLORINE GAS

2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 520
Author(s):  
L C Cancio ◽  
A l Batchinsky ◽  
D K Martini ◽  
B S Jordan ◽  
E J Dick ◽  
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Perfusion ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 543-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tolusha Harischandra ◽  
Kapilani Withanaarachchi ◽  
Bhagya Piyasiri ◽  
Hesaru Wickramasuriya ◽  
Gihan Piyasiri ◽  
...  

While there is evidence to support the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in acute respiratory distress syndrome due to a variety of causes, its use in chlorine gas–induced acute respiratory distress syndrome has not been described in the English medical literature. We present a young girl who had severe acute respiratory distress syndrome following exposure to chlorine gas during the disinfection process at a swimming pool. She failed conventional management and underwent venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Despite multiple infections and a pneumothorax, she eventually recovered. Chlorine gas was the first agent of chemical warfare which caused a massive death toll during the First World War. Even today, the chemical is produced in large quantities and the threat of a large-scale leak is ever-present from industrial accidents or terrorist attacks. The criteria to assess and manage chlorine gas–induced acute respiratory distress syndrome are likely to be the same as for other causes of acute respiratory distress syndrome and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation can be used successfully.


2006 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 944-957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andriy I. Batchinsky ◽  
David K. Martini ◽  
Bryan S. Jordan ◽  
Edward J. Dick ◽  
James Fudge ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Franco Lai ◽  
Alessio Baldini ◽  
Luca Becheroni ◽  
Iacopo Cappellini ◽  
Barbara Balzarini ◽  
...  

The Authors report an accidental gas exposure of Chlorine gas in a worker. This accident is very uncommon and can lead to important life-threatening conditions, such as Reactive Airway Disfunction Syndrome (RADS) and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) with important pulmonary disfunctions and even death. This syndrome results are reversible when a quick and appropriate intensive treatment is performed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 418-421
Author(s):  
Christopher Werlein ◽  
Peter Braubach ◽  
Vincent Schmidt ◽  
Nicolas J. Dickgreber ◽  
Bruno Märkl ◽  
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ZUSAMMENFASSUNGDie aktuelle COVID-19-Pandemie verzeichnet mittlerweile über 18 Millionen Erkrankte und 680 000 Todesfälle weltweit. Für die hohe Variabilität sowohl der Schweregrade des klinischen Verlaufs als auch der Organmanifestationen fanden sich zunächst keine pathophysiologisch zufriedenstellenden Erklärungen. Bei schweren Krankheitsverläufen steht in der Regel eine pulmonale Symptomatik im Vordergrund, meist unter dem Bild eines „acute respiratory distress syndrome“ (ARDS). Darüber hinaus zeigen sich jedoch in unterschiedlicher Häufigkeit Organmanifestationen in Haut, Herz, Nieren, Gehirn und anderen viszeralen Organen, die v. a. durch eine Perfusionsstörung durch direkte oder indirekte Gefäßwandschädigung zu erklären sind. Daher wird COVID-19 als vaskuläre Multisystemerkrankung aufgefasst. Vor dem Hintergrund der multiplen Organmanifestationen sind klinisch-pathologische Obduktionen eine wichtige Grundlage der Entschlüsselung der Pathomechanismen von COVID-19 und auch ein Instrument zur Generierung und Hinterfragung innovativer Therapieansätze.


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