ECMO for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.

We present 3 cases of successful ECMO for ARDS after TAAA repair and discuss management of anticoagulation and cerebrospinal fluid drains. Our experience suggests that ECMO is reasonable in selected patients after TAAA repair. PMID: 29775606 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - May 15, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Chatterjee S, Mulvoy W, Preventza OA, de la Cruz KI, LeMaire SA, Coselli JS Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

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