Extracorporeal Life Support for the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome due to Severe Legionella Pneumonia

摘要

BackgroundLegionella is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and is second only to Pneumococcal pneumonia as a cause of severe CAP that requires treatment in an intensive care unit. We report a case series of patients with severe Legionella pneumonia who developed the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), failed ventilator management, and required extracorporeal life support (ECLS).