Key result
ECMO achieves favorable recovery in refractory circulatory arrest caused by postpartum hemorrhage.
Why the study?
Cardiac arrest after postpartum hemorrhage may not respond to advanced life support, and alternative resuscitation methods including ECMO have been proposed.
Does ECMO improve recovery in a young obstetric patient with circulatory arrest due to postpartum hemorrhage?
Comparison
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) after failed conventional resuscitation
Design
Case report
Authors
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May support ECMO rescue in refractory peripartum arrest; single case leaves open need for prospective validation.
Case Report (n=1)
Does ECMO improve recovery in a young obstetric patient with circulatory arrest due to postpartum hemorrhage?
ECMO can be successfully used as mechanical circulatory support for potentially reversible cardiocirculatory failure caused by postpartum hemorrhage.
Reyftmann et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Circulatory arrest due to postpartum hemorrhage (n=1). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was evaluated on Recovery. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation successfully achieved favorable recovery in a woman with circulatory arrest caused by postpartum hemorrhage unresponsive to 2 hours of resuscitation.
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