Clinical management of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in subacute pulmonary embolism combined heart failure after surgery
FANG Yi-tan
GU Tian-xiang
TANG Rui
Abstract：Objective To summarize the management experience and result of five adult patients in subacute pulmonary embolism combined heart failure after surgery.Methods The clinical data of 13 patients underwent ECMO from December 2013 to June 2017 were reviewed,including 8 males and 5 females aging from 37-65 years old.All of them were used vein-artery perfusion,the perfusion flow varied form 1.5-3.0 L/min.During ECMO,their activated clotting time (ACT) was kept 200-220 seconds.Results All of the patients successfully weaned from ECMO.Conclusion ECMO is an effective mechanical assistant therapy for treating subacute pulmonary embolism combined heart failure after surgery.
Keywords：Extracorporeal membrane oxygenationPulmonary embolismHeart failure
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 57-59 )