Veno-venous or veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for massive pulmonary embolism: a case report.

ABSTRACT: With regard to the treatment of massive pulmonary embolism (MPE) with circulatory and respiratory collapse and thrombolytic contraindications, current guidelines and researches usually give the priority to veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO). However, the objective of this clinical case report is to highlight the effective use of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO) in a 35-year-old pregnant woman with MPE complicated by hemorrhage, persistent hypoxia and multiple cardiac arrests. A 35-year-old pregnant woman with gestational mellitus suddenly presented with complaints of nausea, vomiting and dyspnea after going to the toilet, combined with increasing heart rate (HR) of 150 bpm, decreasing pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2) of 94%, larger right he

SUBMITTER: Wu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11292066 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature