Case report of successful peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a patient with chronic type B aortic dissection.

Case report of successful peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a patient with chronic type B aortic dissection.
Perfusion. 2020 Jul 10;:267659120938530
Authors: Au SY, Fong KM, Ng WG, So SO, Leung KA
Abstract
A case report of successful application of peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a patient with chronic type B aortic dissection and myocardial stunning to bridge to recovery was presented. Good outcomes from the application of peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in aortic dissection have rarely been reported, and the considerations of starting veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in this situation were seldom discussed. The orthodox that peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an absolute contraindication for initiation of peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation should be challenged. With proper planning and real-time transesophageal echocardiography-guided cannulation, peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is possibly beneficial. The considerations and echocardiography-guided techniques would be discussed in this report.
PMID: 32650702 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Perfusion - July 9, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Au SY, Fong KM, Ng WG, So SO, Leung KA Tags: Perfusion Source Type: research