title: [Veno-venous ECMO for the respiratory failure after coronary artery bypass grafting].
abstract: We encountered a 60-year-old man with severe respiratory failure after CABG. The patient received veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in which blood was drained from the right atrium through a cannula and was returned via a cannula in the left femoral vein. During ECMO, the flow rate was 2.8-3.0 l/min (about 40 ml/kg/min) and the assist was needed for 5 years. Veno-venous ECMO is a simple and effective therapy for acute respiratory failure unresponsive to conventional treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Miyazaki Medical Association Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ayabe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onitsuka
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome