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Use of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for resection of a large paratracheal mass causing critical tracheal stenosis: A case report
Author(s) -
Kodia Karishma,
Liu Yuda,
Ghodsizad Ali,
Turner Darren,
Briski Laurence,
Nguyen Dao M.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.15207
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , airway , intubation , stenosis , tracheal stenosis , surgery , endotracheal tube , oxygenation , anesthesia , radiology
Abstract Critical airway stenosis is challenging for surgeons and anesthesiologists to secure a reliable airway for ventilation. The use of venovenous (VV)‐extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been described as a strategy to provide adequate gas exchange in such instances. We present a case of a young female with a complex paratracheal mass significantly compressing the trachea; a planned intraoperative VV‐ECMO was instituted to allow safe orotracheal intubation of a double‐lumen endotracheal tube for lung isolation and tumor resection.