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Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Mouse
Published on: October 24, 2018
Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support during lung volume reduction surgery for a severe respiratory
Xuyan Li1, Hangyong He1, Bing Sun1
1Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing ChaoYang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China.
Abstract:
The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in adults has increased in popularity and importance for the support of patients with cardiac or pulmonary failure, but rarely been described as a means of support during anaesthesia and surgery. We report the case of a patient who required lung volume reduction because of emphysema where veno-venous ECMO was required both during surgery and for the first four days postoperatively. We describe the anaesthetic management of this patient who had severe respiratory failure, review other alternatives and discuss why ECMO was particularly suited to this case.
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