Successful administration of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation through the modified Blalock–Taussig operation in an infant with graft dysfunction after the Norwood procedure
Megumi Kanao-Kanda, Takayuki Kunisawa, Kunihiko Yamamoto, Hirotsugu Kanda, Hiroshi Iwasaki Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, JapanInsufficient pulmonary blood flow through a right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit followi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management |
| Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/successful-administration-of-venovenous-extracorporeal-membrane-oxygen-peer-reviewed-article-TCRM |
| Summary: | Megumi Kanao-Kanda, Takayuki Kunisawa, Kunihiko Yamamoto, Hirotsugu Kanda, Hiroshi Iwasaki Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, JapanInsufficient pulmonary blood flow through a right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit following the Norwood procedure is remediable by adding a modified Blalock–Taussig shunt (MBTS).1 First, however, perioperative hypoxemia must be managed. Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) is likely to be a useful method for respiratory support in such cases.2,3 We present the case of a 2-month-old patient with graft dysfunction after the Norwood procedure who underwent MBTS with VV-ECMO support. |
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| ISSN: | 1178-203X |