Extracorporeal venovenous membrane oxygenation in the treatment of respiratory insufficiency following cardiac surgery

Elena Bignami; Elena Frati; Roberta Meroni; Alessandro Verzini; Alberto Pozzoli; Stefano Benussi; Ottavio Alfieri

doi:10.1111/jocs.12278

Extracorporeal venovenous membrane oxygenation in the treatment of respiratory insufficiency following cardiac surgery

J Card Surg. 2014 Mar;29(2):270-3. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12278. Epub 2014 Jan 12.

Authors

Elena Bignami¹, Elena Frati, Roberta Meroni, Alessandro Verzini, Alberto Pozzoli, Stefano Benussi, Ottavio Alfieri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 24417247
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12278

Abstract

Following cardiac surgery, patients can develop acute respiratory failure. We present the case of a 66-year-old male successfully treated with extracorporeal venovenous membrane oxygenation (vvECMO) for acute respiratory failure postsurgery and review the literature on vvECMO in this specific setting.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

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Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Cardiopulmonary Bypass / adverse effects
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
Humans
Postoperative Complications / therapy*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*
Treatment Outcome