Transesophageal Echocardiography-Guided Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannulation in COVID-19 Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A paucity of data supports the use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for bedside extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannulation. Concerns have been raised about performing TEEs in patients with COVID-19. The authors describe the use and safety of TEE guidance for ECMO cannulation for COVID-19.

Design

Single-center retrospective cohort study.

Setting

The study took place in the intensive care unit of an academic tertiary center.

Participants

The authors included 107 patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection who underwent bedside venovenous ECMO (VV ECMO) cannulation under TEE guidance between May 2020 and June 2021.

Interventions

TEE-guided bedside VV ECMO cannulation.

Measurements

Patient characteristics, physiologic

SUBMITTER: Morales Castro D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9338225 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature