Redefining ECMO cannulation: A case for TEE-guided VP ECMO and flotation catheter

Daniel Manzur-Sandoval1, Gian Manuel Jiménez-Rodríguez2, Eduardo Bucio-Reta1

  • 1Cardiovascular Critical Care Unit, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico.

Perfusion
|April 3, 2025
PubMed
Summary

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) guided venopulmonary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VP ECMO) offers a safe and effective approach for severe respiratory failure and right ventricular dysfunction. A flotation catheter aided successful pulmonary artery cannulation in a critical care case.