Cerebral Infarction During Cervical Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Children: Can it be Predicted?

Aditya A PatukaleJennifer PowellSupreet P MaratheTom KarlNelson AlphonsoPrem Venugopal

Published in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2022)

Veno-arterial extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) in children is often established by cannulation of the right carotid artery and the right internal jugular vein. Cerebral infarction which is sometimes seen in such cases may be secondary to an incomplete circle of Willis. We present 3 cases with VA ECMO using cervical cannulation who suffered cerebral infarction which may be attributed to an incomplete circle of Willis.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory failure
young adults
internal carotid artery
mechanical ventilation
ultrasound guided
intensive care unit