The Role of Echocardiography in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Maxwell A HocksteinNarayana Sarma SingamAlexander I PapolosBenjamin B KenigsbergPublished in: Current cardiology reports (2022)
During cannulation, ultrasound is used to confirm intended vascular access and appropriate inflow cannula positioning. While on ECMO, echocardiographic evaluation of ventricular loading conditions and hemodynamics, cannula positioning, and surveillance for intracardiac or aortic thrombi is needed for complication mitigation. Echocardiography is crucial during all phases of ECMO use. Specific echocardiographic queries depend on the ECMO type, V-V, or V-A, and the specific cannula configuration strategy employed.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- left ventricular
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- respiratory failure
- pulmonary hypertension
- left atrial
- mitral valve
- heart failure
- pulmonary artery
- magnetic resonance imaging
- public health
- climate change
- mechanical ventilation
- computed tomography
- left atrial appendage
- ultrasound guided
- aortic valve
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- coronary artery
- atrial fibrillation