Imaging of a carotid aneurysm in two patients following extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy.
Following extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), two patients subsequently developed carotid aneurysms at the site of cannulation. Given the invasive nature of ECMO, vascular ultrasound and/or computerized tomographic imaging should be considered to rule out cannulation-site complications post-ECMO.
Duncan
Andrew W
AW
Division of Cardiology, British Columbia Children's Hospital and The University of British Columbia, 1F Clinic, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada.
Mawson
John B
JB
LeBlanc
Jacques G
JG
Potts
James E
JE
Duncan
Walter J
WJ
D000293:Adolescent; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007223:Infant; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male