The ProtekDuo for percutaneous V-P and V-VP ECMO in patients with COVID-19 ARDS.
Ahmed M El BanayosyAly El BanayosyJoseph M BrewerMircea R MihuJaclyn M ChidesterLaura V SwantRobert S SchoapsAmmar SharifMarc O MaybauerPublished in: The International journal of artificial organs (2022)
The ProtekDuo cannula in V-P configuration provides ECMO blood flow while reducing RV flow, wall-stress and dilatation, as well as oxygen consumption. The V-VP configuration is useful to provide high blood flows of up to seven LPM of oxygenated blood, and partial RV support without over-circulating the pulmonary vascular bed. Our results show that V-P and V-VP ECMO configurations are feasible, have good outcome and are without complications.