title: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use in patients with traumatic brain injury.
abstract: Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used for patients with severe, potentially reversible, respiratory failure unresponsive to conventional management. It is relatively contraindicated in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to bleeding complications and use of anticoagulation. We report two cases of TBI patients treated with ECMO.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biscotti
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine,Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Gannon
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine,Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine,Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Agerstrand
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Claassen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine,Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brodie
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA mb781@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bacchetta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020201:Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants
keywords: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECMO; TBI; acute respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS; traumatic brain injury