Ann Clin Anesth Res | Volume 3, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

A Case Report of Severe ARDS due to Falciparum Malaria: Successfully Managed with Prone Position Ventilation

Biswabikash Mohanty^1* and Krupesh Nandeeshwara²

¹BR Life Kalinga Hospital, Bhubaneshwar, India
²HCG Cancer Center, Bangalore, India

^*Correspondance to: Biswabikash Mohanty 

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Abstract

We report a case of 34 year old man with falciparum malaria complicated with severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) with hypoxemia refractory to conventional mechanical ventilation. We had put the patient in prone position ventilation early in the course of ARDS and continued prone ventilation for few days until the hypoxemia improved. Gradually the patient improved clinically and successfully discharged from the hospital after 32 days. Hence early implications of prone position ventilation in severe ARDS in are source limited setting can be lifesaving.

Keywords:

Falciparum malaria; ARDS; Prone ventilation

Citation:

Mohanty B, Nandeeshwara K. A Case Report of Severe ARDS due to Falciparum Malaria: Successfully Managed with Prone Position Ventilation. Ann Clin Anesth Res. 2019; 3(1): 1018.