Unconventional Cannulation Strategy in Peripheral Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to Achieve Central Perfusion and Prevent Differential Hypoxia

Maria E Antoniucci; Stefano De Paulis; Francesca Bevilacqua; Maria Calabrese; Gabriella Arlotta; Andrea Scapigliati; Michele Corrado; Sergio Guarneri; Lorenzo Martinelli; Roberto Zamparelli; Franco Cavaliere

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2018.07.016

Unconventional Cannulation Strategy in Peripheral Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to Achieve Central Perfusion and Prevent Differential Hypoxia

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 May;33(5):1367-1369. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.07.016. Epub 2018 Jul 19.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCCS Roma, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCCS Roma, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCCS, Roma-Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 30121144
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.07.016

No abstract available

Keywords: Harlequin syndrome; central perfusion; differential hypoxia; peripheral cannulation; severe respiratory failure; veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Catheterization, Peripheral / adverse effects
Catheterization, Peripheral / instrumentation
Catheterization, Peripheral / methods*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / instrumentation
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
Female
Humans
Hypoxia / diagnostic imaging
Hypoxia / etiology
Hypoxia / prevention & control*
Perfusion / instrumentation
Perfusion / methods*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / diagnostic imaging
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / surgery*