ECPR for prolonged Pediatric Cardiac Arrest, an outcome without major neurological compromise

We report a case of a 4-month-old patient with a history of ventricular and septal defects, with left to right shunt and enlargement of left heart chambers that underwent surgery for the closure of the atrial and septal defects, and experienced complications that led to the use of ECMO in response to a prolonged cardiac arrest.PMID:38099635 | PMC:PMC10723570 | DOI:10.1051/ject/2023019

Source: Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology - December 15, 2023 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Laura Guti érrez-Soriano Eduardo Becerra Zapata Nicolas Maya Trujillo German Andres Franco Gruntorad Pedro Hurtado Pe ña Source Type: research