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To report the elective use of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) during high-risk airway intervention in a patient with critical tracheal stenosis and extensive cardiopulmonary disease.

May 17, 2022Shanghai ChestOpen Access

Elective perioperative veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the management of severe tracheal stenosis: a case report

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CLChristopher LuiNorthwestern University YBYaël BensoussanUniversity of South Florida KOKarla O’DellUniversity of Southern California

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Case report demonstrates successful elective veno-venous ECMO during complex airway reconstruction in a high-risk patient, indicating its utility for safely navigating severe tracheal obstruction.

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To report the elective use of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) during high-risk airway intervention in a patient with critical tracheal stenosis and extensive cardiopulmonary disease.
Case report of an 80-year-old female with critical proximal tracheal obstruction, multiple stent fractures with granulation tissue, and severe cardiac history.
Elective VV-ECMO was initiated prior to therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy to maintain oxygenation during complex stent extraction and replacement.
The fractured airway stent was successfully extracted and replaced via rigid bronchoscopy under continuous VV-ECMO support.
Adequate systemic oxygenation was preserved throughout the airway intervention, and the procedure concluded without cardiopulmonary complications.

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Lui et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9a160f4e49e699219e519c https://doi.org/10.21037/shc-22-4

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Case report demonstrates successful elective veno-venous ECMO during complex airway reconstruction in a high-risk patient, indicating its utility for safely navigating severe tracheal obstruction.

Elective perioperative veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the management of severe tracheal stenosis: a case report

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Elective perioperative veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the management of severe tracheal stenosis: a case report

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