Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use in patients with traumatic brain injury

Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used for patients with severe, potentially reversible, respiratory failure unresponsive to conventional management. It is relatively contraindicated in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to bleeding complications and use of anticoa...

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Published inPerfusion Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 407 - 409
Main Authors Biscotti, M, Gannon, WD, Abrams, D, Agerstrand, C, Claassen, J, Brodie, D, Bacchetta, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2015
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Anticoagulants - administration & dosage
Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic - diagnostic imaging
Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic - physiopathology
Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic - therapy
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Humans
Male
Radiography
traumatic brain injury
TBI
acute respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECMO
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Summary:Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used for patients with severe, potentially reversible, respiratory failure unresponsive to conventional management. It is relatively contraindicated in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to bleeding complications and use of anticoagulation. We report two cases of TBI patients treated with ECMO.
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ISSN:0267-6591
1477-111X
DOI:10.1177/0267659114554327