Fibroelastic Tissue Ring Causing ECMO Catheter Obstruction
oleh: James Z. Zhang, MD, Nath Limpruttidham, MD, Isaac Mizrahi, MD, Jeffrey Lau, MD, Kristen Costales, CCP, Corey J. Lum, DO, Michael Tanoue, MD, Peter Tsai, MD, Dipanjan Banerjee, MD, MS
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2021-03-01 |
Deskripsi
The Avalon Elite catheter (Maquet Cardiopulmonary, Rastatt, Germany) is a bicaval catheter for single-site cannulation that can be used in the initiation of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or as a transition from venoarterial ECMO. We report a unique complication of tissue obstructing the outflow aperture during insertion. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)