Fatal Aortic Dissection during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Axillary Cannulation Confirmed by Postmortem Computed Tomography Angiography

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Apr 1;195(7):953-954. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201609-1923IM.

Authors

Jérémie Joffre^{1

2}, Gabriel Preda¹, Lionel Arrivé³, Eric Maury¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Medical Intensive Care Unit, and.
² 2 INSERM U970, Cardiovascular Research Center, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
³ 3 Department of Radiology, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; and.

PMID: 28277737
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201609-1923IM

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aorta / diagnostic imaging*
Aorta / injuries
Autopsy / methods*
Cardiac Tamponade / complications
Cardiac Tamponade / etiology
Cardiac Tamponade / therapy*
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Catheterization, Central Venous / methods
Computed Tomography Angiography
Contrast Media
Echocardiography
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / adverse effects*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Pericardial Effusion / complications*
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Shock / etiology*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / complications
Tachycardia, Ventricular / therapy*

Substances

Contrast Media