title: Ultrasound abnormalities in term infants on ECMO.
abstract: The charts and cranial ultrasounds of 29 infants treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for respiratory insufficiency secondary to meconium aspiration syndrome, primary pulmonary hypertension, congenital diaphragmatic hernia and/or sepsis were examined to identify ultrasound abnormalities. Seventeen (58.6%) developed extra-axial fluid collections, only two of which were progressive. Ten (34.5%) developed evidence of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH): seven caudate, one each in the thalamus, parietal and occipital lobes. Eight (27.65%) of the neonates had seizures while on ECMO, 5 of whom had concurrent ICH.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Children's Hospital, Detroit, Mich.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Canady
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Fessler
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002404:Catheterization; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D004453:Echoencephalography; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed