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Mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke patients under venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Loic Le Guennec1,2, Matthieu Schmidt3,2, Frédéric Clarençon2,4
1Intensive Care, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France loic.leguennec@yahoo.fr.
Background:
Use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in adult patients to treat refractory cardiogenic shock has increased in recent years, and ischemic stroke is the most frequent VA-ECMO-induced cerebrovascular complication. No adult case of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has been reported.
Methods:
Retrospective observational study of hospital medical records of patients who received circulatory support with VA-ECMO with acute ischemic stroke treated with MT, from 2006 to 2018.
Results:
Two adult patients on VA-ECMO with acute ischemic stroke treated with MT were found. Both cases were successfully treated.
Conclusion:
These cases illustrate the feasibility of performing MT in adult patients on ECMO.
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