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J Chest Surg
. 2024 Jan 8.
doi: 10.5090/jcs.23.082. Online ahead of print. Parallel Venovenous and Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure and Cardiac Dysfunction in a Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Report
Eun Seok Ka[SUP] 1 [/SUP], June Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Seha Ahn[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yong Han Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Venovenous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a lifesaving technique for patients experiencing respiratory failure. When VV ECMO fails to provide adequate support despite optimal settings, alternative strategies may be employed. One option is to add another venous cannula to increase venous drainage, while another is to insert an additional arterial return cannula to assist cardiac function. Alternatively, a separate ECMO circuit can be implemented to function in parallel with the existing circuit. We present a case in which the parallel ECMO method was used in a 63-year-old man with respiratory failure due to coronavirus disease 2019, combined with cardiac dysfunction. We installed an additional venoarterial ECMO circuit alongside the existing VV ECMO circuit and successfully weaned the patient from both types of ECMO. In this report, we share our experience and discuss this method.
Keywords: COVID-19; Case report; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Intensive care unit; Respiratory distress syndrome.
. 2024 Jan 8.
doi: 10.5090/jcs.23.082. Online ahead of print. Parallel Venovenous and Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure and Cardiac Dysfunction in a Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Report
Eun Seok Ka[SUP] 1 [/SUP], June Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Seha Ahn[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yong Han Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 38185484
- DOI: 10.5090/jcs.23.082
Venovenous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a lifesaving technique for patients experiencing respiratory failure. When VV ECMO fails to provide adequate support despite optimal settings, alternative strategies may be employed. One option is to add another venous cannula to increase venous drainage, while another is to insert an additional arterial return cannula to assist cardiac function. Alternatively, a separate ECMO circuit can be implemented to function in parallel with the existing circuit. We present a case in which the parallel ECMO method was used in a 63-year-old man with respiratory failure due to coronavirus disease 2019, combined with cardiac dysfunction. We installed an additional venoarterial ECMO circuit alongside the existing VV ECMO circuit and successfully weaned the patient from both types of ECMO. In this report, we share our experience and discuss this method.
Keywords: COVID-19; Case report; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Intensive care unit; Respiratory distress syndrome.