SALVAGE OF POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS USING ECMO VIACERVICAL CANNULATION IN A CASE OF TRUNCUS ARTERIOSUS

Citation
Ga. Pearson et al., SALVAGE OF POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS USING ECMO VIACERVICAL CANNULATION IN A CASE OF TRUNCUS ARTERIOSUS, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 7(7), 1993, pp. 390-391
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
ISSN journal
10107940
Volume
7
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
390 - 391
Database
ISI
SICI code
1010-7940(1993)7:7<390:SOPPHC>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The survival of patients with truncus arteriosus beyond one year of ag e is rare without surgical treatment3!. Early surgery may be associat ed with a mortality but is still preferable, as the risks of establish ed pulmonary hypertensive disease complicate delayed surgery 2!. We r eport the successful salvage of a pulmonary hypertensive crisis 24 h a fter corrective surgery in a late presenting patient using extracorpor eal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) via cervical cannulation. Post-operati ve pulmonary hypertensive crises may present a difficult management pr oblem. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is therapeutic in these cir cumstances in addition to providing life support. Cervical cannulation remains the method of choice in the postoperative cardiac patient.