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Pre-emptive veno-arterial ECMO in a giant compressive goiter-related difficult airway: A case report.

Alexandre BehoucheAlexandre SebestyenLaura GuilletHerve DurandPhilippe ChaffanjonDamien Bedague
Published in: Artificial organs (2024)
A 64-year-old patient required emergency surgery with high risk of intubation failure, without any possibility to perform neither a direct transtracheal access nor VV-ECMO canulation. The patient was managed thanks to a VA-ECMO despite the absence of cardiac function impairment. This report describes perioperative challenges and management of this unconventional case with favorable outcome.
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