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Background: The use of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO), particularly during radiotherapy, for severe malignant central airway obstruction has rarely been reported. Case Presentation: A 47-year-old female presented to our emergency department with severe respiratory distress. Given her medical history, she was initially diagnosed with asthma. Despite initial treatment, which included intubation, her condition deteriorated, necessitating VV-ECMO. Computed tomography performed following the initiation of VV-ECMO revealed extensive lung cancer involving both bronchial types. Radiotherapy while on VV-ECMO led to a significant reduction in tumor size, allowing for the weaning of ECMO support and successful extubation. Conclusion: Malignant central airway obstruction is life-threatening. Our case demonstrates the efficacy of combining VV-ECMO with radiotherapy when conventional therapies fail. Further research is necessary to validate and explore this novel approach's implications.
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BACKGROUND: The prognosis of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains poor, especially for cardiopulmonary arrest patients in rural areas with longer transport duration to hospitals. CASE PRESENTATION: In June 2016, we began providing prehospital extracorporeal life support using a mobile operating room for emergency surgery. We report two patients who survived after receiving prehospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation and were discharged. A patient with cardiopulmonary arrest from accidental hypothermia due to drowning survived with good neurological outcomes after on-site extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation immediately after rescue. The other patient who survived experienced cardiopulmonary arrest at his workplace, which was approximately 90 min from the center. Prehospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation shortened the cardiopulmonary arrest time by an estimated 30 min, and the patient survived until the hospital. CONCLUSION: Prehospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation has the potential to save lives in rural areas by reducing low-flow time.