Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for 67 Days as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation in a Postcardiotomy Patient with Failing Heart and Mediastinitis / 대한구급학회지
The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
; : 295-298, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of successful heart transplantation after 67 days of support with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in a patient who underwent surgery for type A aortic dissection and myocardial infarction complicated by irreversible myocardial damage and a deep sternal wound infection. During ECMO support, left heart vent and distal limb perfusion were performed. Mediastinitis was treated with mediastinal washout and irrigation. Multiple complications from peripheral ECMO were successfully managed.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Perfusion
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Shock
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Transplantation
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Wound Infection
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Heart Transplantation
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Extremities
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Heart
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Mediastinitis
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Cardiomyopathies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article