• Perfusion · Sep 2019

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    Pulmonary artery flotation catheter combined with pump-controlled retrograde trial off as a trial for weaning from veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case report.

    • Ying Xu and Qin Gu.
    • Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China.
    • Perfusion. 2019 Sep 1; 34 (6): 519-522.

    BackgroundThe Swan-Ganz catheter is a reliable method used to monitor hemodynamics in intensive care units. Pump-controlled retrograde trial off is a new weaning test for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in recent years. The objective of this report is to describe a case in which pulmonary artery flotation catheter hemodynamic monitoring in combination with pump-controlled retrograde trial off was sufficient for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation weaning.MethodsWe report the case of an adolescent patient with acute heart failure due to acute severe myocarditis in veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, intra-aortic balloon pump, and pulmonary artery flotation catheter hemodynamic monitoring.ResultsPulmonary artery flotation catheter hemodynamic monitoring pre- and post pump-controlled retrograde trial off was successfully proven to predict decannulation success. The patient was weaned off of the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, intra-aortic balloon pump, and pulmonary artery flotation catheter. His cardiac function gradually recovered, and he was discharged.ConclusionThe combination of pulmonary artery flotation catheter hemodynamic monitoring and pump-controlled retrograde trial off can increase the possibility of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation successful decannulation.

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