Good outcome after drowning with prolonged resuscitation and secondary pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (pARDS) requiring extra-corporeal-membrane-oxygenation (ECMO) – A special case in comparison to the single-center local 10-year experience in pediatric drowning - Takeaways - MDSpire

Good outcome after drowning with prolonged resuscitation and secondary pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (pARDS) requiring extra-corporeal-membrane-oxygenation (ECMO) – A special case in comparison to the single-center local 10-year experience in pediatric drowning

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  • Fiedler, Kai

  • Mohrmann, Chris

  • Meyer, Lisa

  • Sentner, Christiaan Peter

  • Heep, Axel

  • May 26, 2026

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    Drowning is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children.

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    A 13-year-old boy recovered well after prolonged resuscitation and developed secondary ARDS requiring ECMO.

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    Despite multiple risk factors for poor prognosis, the patient was discharged in an age-appropriate neurologic condition.

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    The case was compared to a decade of local experience in pediatric drowning without identifying clear outcome predictors.

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    Decision-making in pediatric drowning cases remains uncertain due to the lack of significant outcome parameters.

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Good outcome after drowning with prolonged resuscitation and secondary pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (pARDS) requiring extra-corporeal-membrane-oxygenation (ECMO) – A special case in comparison to the single-center local 10-year experience in pediatric drowning

  • by Fiedler, Kai , Mohrmann, Chris , Meyer, Lisa , Sentner, Christiaan Peter, Heep, Axel

  • May 26, 2026

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