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Insertion, Maintenance, and Removal of the Percutaneous Dual Lumen Cannula Right Ventricular Assist Device
Published on: July 20, 2022
The ProtekDuo in percutaneous peripheral venopulmonary-arterial ECMO and PROpella configuration for cardiogenic shock
Marc O Maybauer1, Justyna Swol2, Ammar Sharif3
1Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute, Advanced Cardiac and Critical Care, 24/7 Shock Service, Intergris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK; Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany; Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Abstract:
This article describes a case study where a patient with ProtekDuo + oxygenator and Impella CP (PROpella) in biventricular failure and cardiogenic shock was reconfigured to venopulmonary-arterial (VP-A) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), secondary to leg ischemia. The ProtekDuo was subsequently used as double-lumen drainage cannula, returning blood into a newly percutaneously placed femoral arterial cannula, mimicking venoarterial (V-A) ECMO in VP-A configuration. The following day, an Impella 5.5 could be placed and the ProtekDuo was reconfigured back to its default venopulmonary (V-P) ECMO configuration, now again as PROpella with minimally invasive biventricular groin-free full mechanical circulatory support. However, while in VP-A, good drainage blood flows of up to 4.5 LPM could be achieved similar to the ProtekDuo forward flow. None of the lumens collapsed secondary to negative pressure in the system. Drainage through the ProtekDuo for VP-A ECMO is feasible and without complications for a 24-hour period. This new method extends the ProtekDuo's spectrum of use.
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