Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation with low pump flow for blocked modified Blalock-Taussig shunt followed by spontaneous recanalization.
Matija BakošDaniel DilberDrazen BelinaFilip RubicToni MaticPublished in: Perfusion (2020)
A 2-week-old male newborn with a double inlet left ventricle developed a cardiac arrest following modified Blalock-Taussig anastomosis in pediatric intensive care unit. Probable causes of the arrest were hemodynamic instability and thrombosed shunt, which was later recanalized on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy, which was successfully used with a pump flow lower than recommended in these patients-without the shunt clip, but without any complications.
Keyphrases
- cardiac arrest
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- pulmonary artery
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- pulmonary hypertension
- coronary artery
- peritoneal dialysis
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- mechanical ventilation
- prognostic factors
- mitral valve
- middle cerebral artery
- heart failure
- young adults
- risk factors
- cell therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- endovascular treatment