Successful Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Right Heart Failure After Heart Transplantation—2 Case Reports and Literature Review

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 3147-3149 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.S. Jung ◽  
H.S. Son ◽  
S.H. Lee ◽  
K.H. Lee ◽  
K.H. Son ◽  
...  
Trauma ◽  
2022 ◽  
pp. 146040862110552
Author(s):  
Jay I Conhaim ◽  
Nick C Levinsky ◽  
Paige L Barger ◽  
Heather L Palomino

A 28-year-old man presented in extremis after a motorcycle crash. Following traumatic pneumonectomy, he developed right heart failure and was placed on veno-arterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) only to transition to veno-arteriovenous (VAV) ECMO due to persistent hypoxemia. Resulting flow limitation caused distal ischemia of his left leg, requiring thrombectomy and fasciotomy. Potential loss of limb necessitated transitioning to veno-venous (VV) ECMO from which he was successfully decannulated thereafter. ECMO can bridge recovery following the most dire injuries, and hybrid strategies can ameliorate post-operative complications; however, ECMO itself carries significant risks that must be weighed against intended benefit.


ASAIO Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. e64-e67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp M. Lepper ◽  
Sabrina I. Hörsch ◽  
Frederik Seiler ◽  
Annegret Kamp ◽  
Sören L. Becker ◽  
...  

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