Open AccessMorbid obesity is not a contraindication to transport on extracorporeal support
Author(s) -
Michael Salna,
Scott Chicotka,
Mauer Biscotti,
Cara Agerstrand,
Peter Liou,
Daniel Brodie,
Matthew Bacchetta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezx452
Subject(s) - contraindication , extracorporeal , medicine , morbid obesity , obesity , intensive care medicine , surgery , weight loss , alternative medicine , pathology
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) transport has not been described in morbidly obese patients, a population that can pose significant challenges in obtaining vascular access, indexed flows and transport logistics. We sought to study the feasibility and safety of transporting obese and morbidly obese patients during extracorporeal support.
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