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Case Report

Quantification of Differential ECMO Return Flow Through an Axillary Artery Anastomosis Graft with Spectral Doppler Echocardiographyphy

by
David G. Platts
1,2,*,
Kiran Shekar
2,3,
Bruce Thomson
2,4 and
John F. Fraser
2,3
1
Department of Echocardiography, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
2
Critical Care Research Group, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
3
Adult Intensive Care Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
4
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Cardiovasc. Med. 2014, 17(2), 48; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2014.00217
Submission received: 19 November 2013 / Revised: 19 December 2013 / Accepted: 19 January 2014 / Published: 19 February 2014
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Abstract

Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a specialised form of advanced cardiac life support that can be utilised in critically ill patients who require short term cardiac support. Cardiac imaging, especially with echocardiography, is fundamental to optimal management of patients supported with ECMO. There are numerous cannulation options available for initiating ECMO. This case report describes the use of a transthoracic echocardiographic transducer and scanner to assess upper limb hyperperfusion in a patient with an axillary artery site for VA-ECMO return flow. The incidence, diagnosis and treatment of this vascular complication of ECMO are discussed.
Keywords: transthoracic; echocardiography; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; axillary artery transthoracic; echocardiography; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; axillary artery

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Platts, D.G.; Shekar, K.; Thomson, B.; Fraser, J.F. Quantification of Differential ECMO Return Flow Through an Axillary Artery Anastomosis Graft with Spectral Doppler Echocardiographyphy. Cardiovasc. Med. 2014, 17, 48. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2014.00217

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Platts DG, Shekar K, Thomson B, Fraser JF. Quantification of Differential ECMO Return Flow Through an Axillary Artery Anastomosis Graft with Spectral Doppler Echocardiographyphy. Cardiovascular Medicine. 2014; 17(2):48. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2014.00217

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Platts, David G., Kiran Shekar, Bruce Thomson, and John F. Fraser. 2014. "Quantification of Differential ECMO Return Flow Through an Axillary Artery Anastomosis Graft with Spectral Doppler Echocardiographyphy" Cardiovascular Medicine 17, no. 2: 48. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2014.00217

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Platts, D. G., Shekar, K., Thomson, B., & Fraser, J. F. (2014). Quantification of Differential ECMO Return Flow Through an Axillary Artery Anastomosis Graft with Spectral Doppler Echocardiographyphy. Cardiovascular Medicine, 17(2), 48. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2014.00217

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