Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation in prone position

Jose M Montero-Cabezas; Jeroen A Janson; Ibtihal Al Amri; Carlos V Elzo Kraemer

doi:10.25270/jic/23.00093

Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation in prone position

J Invasive Cardiol. 2024 Jan;36(1). doi: 10.25270/jic/23.00093.

Authors

Jose M Montero-Cabezas¹, Jeroen A Janson², Ibtihal Al Amri³, Carlos V Elzo Kraemer²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands. Email: [email protected].
² Department of Intensive Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.

PMID: 38224298
DOI: 10.25270/jic/23.00093

Abstract

A 54-year-old woman was referred for veno-venous extracorporeal oxygenation membrane (VV-ECMO) due to refractory hypoxic respiratory failure caused by COVID-19, despite mechanical ventilation and prolonged prone positioning.

Keywords: VV-ECMO; oxygen desaturation; respiratory failure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Prone Position