Medicina (Kaunas) . Veno-Arterial-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Critically Ill Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019

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Medicina (Kaunas)


. 2020 Sep 30;56(10):E510.
doi: 10.3390/medicina56100510.
Veno-Arterial-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Critically Ill Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019


Joung Hun Byun ¹ , Dong Hoon Kang ¹ , Jong Woo Kim ¹ , Sung Hwan Kim ¹ , Seong Ho Moon ¹ , Jun Ho Yang ¹ , Jae Jun Jung ¹ , Oh-Hyun Cho ² , Sun In Hong ² , Byung-Han Ryu ² , Hyun Oh Park ³ , Jun Young Choi ³ , In Seok Jang ³ , Jong Duk Kim ³ , Chung Eun Lee ³



Affiliations

• PMID: 33008007
• DOI: 10.3390/medicina56100510

Abstract

Patients with cardiopulmonary failure may not be fully supported with typical configurations of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), either veno-arterial (VA) or veno-venous (VV). Veno-arterial-venous (VAV)-ECMO is a technique used to support the cardiopulmonary systems during periods of inadequate gas exchange and perfusion. In the severe case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which simultaneously affects the heart and lung, VAV-ECMO may improve a patient's recovery potential. We report the case of a 72-year-old woman with acute respiratory distress syndrome and circulatory failure following COVID-19, who was treated with VAV-ECMO.

Keywords: COVID-19; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; respiratory distress syndrome.