Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pneumonitis after a Glenn palliation

Perfusion. 2002 Nov;17(6):457-8. doi: 10.1191/0267659102pf616cr.

Abstract

A five-month old male with a single ventricle palliated with a bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis developed severe respiratory insufficiency from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonitis. He was successfully rescued with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy and recovered with minimal morbidity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Pneumonia, Viral / etiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology*
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / etiology
  • Vena Cava, Superior / surgery*