Percutaneous Cannulation for Extracorporeal Life Support in Severely and Morbidly Obese Patients.

Andreas KeyserAlois PhilippFlorian ZemanMatthias LubnowDirk LunzMarkus ZimmermannChristof Schmid

Published in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2018)

Percutaneous vessel cannulation for extracorporeal life support systems is generally feasible. Therefore, percutaneous cannulation may well be performed in severely and morbidly obese patients. Patient outcome rather depends on appropriate support than on anatomy.

Keyphrases

obese patients
ultrasound guided
bariatric surgery
gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
minimally invasive
weight loss
radiofrequency ablation
case report