Open AccessPulmonary lobectomy in two multitrauma patients under extracorporeal circulation placed preoperatively in an intensive care unit: A case report
Author(s) -
Faidherbe Clément,
De Kock Marc,
Simonet Olivier,
Vallot Frédéric,
Ndjekembo Shango Didier
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2200
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , extracorporeal circulation , heparin , intensive care unit , cardiothoracic surgery , extracorporeal , anesthesia , surgery , intensive care medicine
The clinical course of our two patients highlights the feasibility of using venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) with heparin for multitraumatic patients needing thoracic surgery. Further research is required to determine if surgery can be performed with totally heparin‐free vv‐ECMO. All ICU teams should become familiar with this technique.