- Author: Hwa Jin Cho, Byung Young Kim, Eun Song Song, Sang Gi Oh, Bong Suk Oh, In Seok Jeong
- Date: 2013/05/01
- Journal: Acute and Critical Care;28(2);123-126
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- DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2013.28.2.123
Abstract
Thromboembolism in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support is a feared complication. Systemic anticoagulation during ECMO in patients with a massively dilated left ventricle (LV) and decreased LV systolic function is still debated. Hearin, we report a case of a 5-month old infant on ECMO support who had fatal thrombus formation in the massively dilated LV and a consequent thromboembolic event.
- Keywords: extracorporeal circulation;infant;thrombosis;ventricle