Veno-arterio-pulmonary-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in descending aortic surgery.
Tomoyuki MinamiKeiji UchidaShota YasudaTomoki ChoYusuke MatsukiHiroko NemotoYoshiyuki KobayashiKeiichiro KasamaDaisuke MachidaMunetaka MasudaPublished in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2020)
Hypoxia during one-lung ventilation is a significant problem in descending aortic surgery via left thoracotomy. Veno-arterio-pulmonary-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VAPa-ECMO), which consists of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) and an additional arterial branch to perfuse a pulmonary artery (Pa), is useful.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- respiratory failure
- coronary artery
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- mechanical ventilation
- aortic valve
- left ventricular
- surgical site infection
- heart failure
- acute coronary syndrome
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement