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J Extra Corpor Technol. 2011 Jun;43(2):75-8.
Adult respiratory distress syndrome caused by 2009 H1N1 influenza during pregnancy: success of ECMO for both the mother and the child.
Courouble P, Geukens P, Laarbaui F, Beauloye C, Van Caenegem O, Jacquet LM.
Source
Department of Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, Brussels, Belgium. patricia_courouble@yahoo.fr
Abstract
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technique that provides support to selected patients with severe respiratory failure. During the 2009 H1N1 influenza infection outbreak, ECMO was used with a good impact on survival for pregnant women, who are at higher risk of H1N1 influenza infection. However, there is little information about the survival of fetus post-ECMO therapy in the literature. We present a case report of a pregnant patient with severe adult respiratory distress syndrome secondary to 2009 H1N1 influenza treated with ECMO. The outcome was good both for the mother and her fetus. At 1-year follow-up, her child had no neurological or clinical abnormalities. We conclude that ECMO can be used safely during pregnancy with a good neurological and clinical outcome for the fetus.
PMID:
21848176
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21848176
Adult respiratory distress syndrome caused by 2009 H1N1 influenza during pregnancy: success of ECMO for both the mother and the child.
Courouble P, Geukens P, Laarbaui F, Beauloye C, Van Caenegem O, Jacquet LM.
Source
Department of Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, Brussels, Belgium. patricia_courouble@yahoo.fr
Abstract
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technique that provides support to selected patients with severe respiratory failure. During the 2009 H1N1 influenza infection outbreak, ECMO was used with a good impact on survival for pregnant women, who are at higher risk of H1N1 influenza infection. However, there is little information about the survival of fetus post-ECMO therapy in the literature. We present a case report of a pregnant patient with severe adult respiratory distress syndrome secondary to 2009 H1N1 influenza treated with ECMO. The outcome was good both for the mother and her fetus. At 1-year follow-up, her child had no neurological or clinical abnormalities. We conclude that ECMO can be used safely during pregnancy with a good neurological and clinical outcome for the fetus.
PMID:
21848176
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21848176