Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a patient with newly diagnosed acute myeloblastic leukaemia presenting with severe respiratory failure

Author(s):  
Manish Pandey ◽  
Marijke Peetermans ◽  
Andrew J. Doyle ◽  
Richard Dillon ◽  
Christopher I. S. Meadows
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tak Kyu Oh ◽  
Hyoung-Won Cho ◽  
Hun-Taek Lee ◽  
In-Ae Song

Abstract Background Quality of life following extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy is an important health issue. We aimed to describe the characteristics of patients who developed chronic respiratory disease (CRD) following ECMO therapy, and investigate the association between newly diagnosed post-ECMO CRDs and 5-year all-cause mortality among ECMO survivors. Methods We analyzed data from the National Health Insurance Service in South Korea. All adult patients who underwent ECMO therapy in the intensive care unit between 2006 and 2014 were included. ECMO survivors were defined as those who survived for 365 days after ECMO therapy. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, lung disease due to external agents, obstructive sleep apnea, and lung tuberculosis were considered as CRDs. Results A total of 3055 ECMO survivors were included, and 345 (11.3%) were newly diagnosed with CRDs 365 days after ECMO therapy. The prevalence of asthma was the highest at 6.1% (185). In the multivariate logistic regression, ECMO survivors who underwent ECMO therapy for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or respiratory failure had a 2.00-fold increase in post-ECMO CRD (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.39 to 2.89; P < 0.001). In the multivariate Cox regression, newly diagnosed post-ECMO CRD was associated with a 1.47-fold (95% CI: 1.17 to 1.86; P = 0.001) higher 5-year all-cause mortality. Conclusions At 12 months after ECMO therapy, 11.3% of ECMO survivors were newly diagnosed with CRDs. Patients who underwent ECMO therapy for ARDS or respiratory failure were associated with a higher incidence of newly diagnosed post-ECMO CRD compared to those who underwent ECMO for other causes. Additionally, post-ECMO CRDs were associated with a higher 5-year all-cause mortality. Our results suggest that ECMO survivors with newly diagnosed post-ECMO CRD might be a high-risk group requiring dedicated interventions.


2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 2105-2114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas V. Brogan ◽  
Ravi R. Thiagarajan ◽  
Peter T. Rycus ◽  
Robert H. Bartlett ◽  
Susan L. Bratton

Perfusion ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-102
Author(s):  
Pauline H Go ◽  
Albert Pai ◽  
Sharon B Larson ◽  
Kalpaj Parekh

Iatrogenic tracheal injuries are rare but potentially serious complications of endotracheal intubation that frequently require lung isolation to repair. This is not tolerated in patients with severe respiratory failure. We describe a case in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome, repaired using veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.


2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 1642-1649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. A. Lockie ◽  
Stuart A. Gillon ◽  
Nicholas A. Barrett ◽  
Daniel Taylor ◽  
Asif Mazumder ◽  
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Perfusion ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 469-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan L Stewart ◽  
Noah Ssemakula ◽  
Duncan R MacMillan ◽  
L Jane Goldsmith ◽  
Larry N Cook

The object was to study thyroid function in neonates with severe respiratory failure on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and determine whether abnormal thyroid function correlates with prognosis. Total and free thyroxine (T4, FT4), total and free triiodothyronine (T3, FT3), reverse triiodothyronine (rT3), thyroid-stimulating hormone, and thyroxine binding globulin were measured in 14 newborn infants with severe respiratory failure (age 1-30 days) from samples collected before anesthesia for cannula placement, at 30, 60, and 360 min after initiation of ECMO, and on days 2, 4, 6, and 8. The patients were divided into survivors and non-survivors for statistical analyses. No differences were noted between survivors and non-survivors in the pre-ECMO mean serum concentrations of the thyroid function tests analyzed. In nine survivors, mean serum T4, FT4, T3, FT3, and rT3 all declined significantly within 30-60 min after initiation of ECMO, compared to baseline values. The values for all mean serum concentrations recovered completely and exceeded baseline between days 2 and 8. In five non-survivors, the decline of all mean serum values was not statistically significant and recovery to baseline was not achieved. The ratios of mean serum concentration of rT3/FT3were significantly different between survivors and non-survivors across all times during the ECMO course ( p λ 0.0005). These findings indicate that abnormalities in thyroid function occur in neonates with severe respiratory failure on ECMO and that the rT3/FT3 ratio correlates with prognosis over the ECMO course. Survival was associated with a significant reduction of serum thyroid hormone concentrations followed by recovery. We speculate that, in neonates with respiratory failure on ECMO, adaptive mechanisms which enhance survival include the capacity to down-regulate the pituitary-thyroid axis.


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