The patient was considered for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) respiratory support during persistent hypercarbonemia according to the timing of ECMO initiation, [ 21 ] but considering that the patients PaO 2 was maintainable and the patient had a combined radical esophageal carcinoma, anastomotic-pulmonary fistula, and a poor prognosis, the PaCO 2 showed a trend of gradual improvement after repeated bedside bronchoscopic lavage, and eventually, ECMO was not initiated.
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Experience of N-acetylcysteine airway management in the successful treatment of one case of critical condition with COVID-19: A case report.
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