Molding thrombus of an ECMO cannula floating in the right atrium

Intensive Care Med. 2015 Nov;41(11):1965-6. doi: 10.1007/s00134-015-3779-0. Epub 2015 Apr 8.

Authors

Philippe Morimont¹, Bernard Lambermont², Valérie Gaspard³, Jean-Olivier Defraigne⁴

Affiliations

¹ Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Liege, 4000, Liege, Belgium. [email protected].
² Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Liege, 4000, Liege, Belgium.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Liege, Liege, Belgium.

PMID: 25851390
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-3779-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiomyopathies / chemically induced*
Cardiomyopathies / complications
Catheters / adverse effects
Cocaine / poisoning*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / adverse effects
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Heart Atria / surgery*
Heart Transplantation / adverse effects
Heart Transplantation / methods*
Humans
Male
Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy*
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis / etiology
Thrombosis / surgery*
Ultrasonography
Young Adult

Substances

Cocaine