Open AccessEfficacy of left heart decompression during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case-control study
Author(s) -
You Jung Ok,
Sung-Ho Jung,
Seung-Whan Lee,
Jung–Min Ahn,
Ju Yong Lim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.01.110
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , decompression , catheter , anesthesia , surgery , weaning
Veno-arterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used in various cardiogenic shocks. In severe myocardial dysfunction, left heart (LH) distension may occur and aggravate pulmonary edema. Despite the recent case reports on various venting catheter insertion methods for LH decompression, the necessity and efficacy of LH venting procedure are still controversial. Therefore, we focused on evaluating efficacy of LH venting catheter insertion for LH decompression.