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Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) combined with endobronchial stenting provides an effective non-surgical management strategy for complex iatrogenic tracheal injuries in high-risk patients who are poor surgical candidates. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To illustrate the management of a near full-thickness tracheal tear in a high-risk patient using VV-ECMO and stenting.

May 20, 2026American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

D24-06 From Tear to Repair: Airway Stents and ECMO in Complex Tracheal Injury

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AQA Quental AMA Magge AKA Karambelkar

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Case report demonstrating airway stenting and VV-ECMO for managing tracheal injury in an obese patient, indicating a non-surgical option.

Key Points

To illustrate the management of a near full-thickness tracheal tear in a high-risk patient using VV-ECMO and stenting.
Case report of a 53-year-old woman with morbid obesity and tracheal injury due to intubation.
Management included VV-ECMO to enable healing and prevent ventilation-induced injury.
Rigid bronchoscopy was performed for stent placement after complications arose.
Successful stent placement preserved airway integrity despite extensive injury.
Patient experienced multiple complications including VAP and ultimately did not survive.
VV-ECMO effectively offloaded positive pressure ventilation during management.

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Quental et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d50bdf03e14405aa9cb23 https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.3586

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May 20, 2026American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

D24-06 From Tear to Repair: Airway Stents and ECMO in Complex Tracheal Injury

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Authors

AQA Quental AMA Magge AKA Karambelkar

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Overview

Case report demonstrating airway stenting and VV-ECMO for managing tracheal injury in an obese patient, indicating a non-surgical option.

Key Points

To illustrate the management of a near full-thickness tracheal tear in a high-risk patient using VV-ECMO and stenting.
Case report of a 53-year-old woman with morbid obesity and tracheal injury due to intubation.
Management included VV-ECMO to enable healing and prevent ventilation-induced injury.
Rigid bronchoscopy was performed for stent placement after complications arose.
Successful stent placement preserved airway integrity despite extensive injury.
Patient experienced multiple complications including VAP and ultimately did not survive.
VV-ECMO effectively offloaded positive pressure ventilation during management.

Cite This Study

Quental et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d50bdf03e14405aa9cb23 https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.3586

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