Complications of critically ill children supported by venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

OBJECTIVE: To study the complications occurred in the process of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-EMCO) in critically ill children

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Publié dans:Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics. - 1960. - 54(2016), 8 vom: 11. Aug., Seite 601-4
Auteur principal: Cheng, Y (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Lu, Z J, Yan, X G, He, J, Yan, G F, Cai, X D, Shen, W J, Jin, A L, Lu, G P
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:Chinese
Publié: 2016
Accès à la collection:Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics
Sujets:Journal Article
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Résumé:OBJECTIVE: To study the complications occurred in the process of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-EMCO) in critically ill children
METHOD: To analyze retrospectively 25 children who were admitted to PICU of Children's Hospital of Fudan University from December 2011 to December 2015. They were all treated with VA-ECMO with incision and catheterization in right internal carotid artery and jugular vein. Complications were recorded during ECMO process
RESULT: The duration of ECMO treatment was 14 to 567 h (153 (112, 204) h). Seventeen cases (68%) withdrew from ECMO successfully and 15 cases (60%) survived to discharge. Thirty-three complications occurred during ECMO treatment. Of which, mechanical complications occurred 9 times, including oxygenator leakage (n=3), hemolysis (n=2), water tank failure (n=2), pump head rupture (n=1) and piping thrombosis (n=1). Somatic complications appeared 24 times, including neurological complications (n=8) which included cerebral infarction (n=2), convulsions (n=2), intracranial hemorrhage (n=2), thrombosis after ligation of internal jugular vein (n=1) and cerebral atrophy (n=1); bleeding complications (n=8) which included bleeding at puncture sites (n=4), ECMO canalized site bleeding (n=3), and spontaneous (n=1), intracranial hemorrhage or hematoma cases(n=2) in mechanical complications; acute kidney injury (n=5) and microcirculation thrombosis (n=3)
CONCLUSION: ECMO technique may cause complications, which mainly include neurological, mechanical and clotting complications. Advanced equipments and materials and well-managed teamwork are helpful in decreasing complications
Description:Date Completed 26.07.2017
Date Revised 02.12.2018
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0578-1310
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2016.08.009