Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pneumonitis after a Glenn palliation.
A five-month old male with a single ventricle palliated with a bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis developed severe respiratory insufficiency from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonitis. He was successfully rescued with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy and recovered with minimal morbidity.
Nielsen
James C
JC
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Seiden
Howard S
HS
Nguyen
Khanh
K
Vlahakis
Susan A
SA
Ravishankar
Chitra
C
D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000209:etiology; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*