title: Vascular access for pediatric coronary angiography on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
abstract: Vascular access for catheterization of a pediatric patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was facilitated by adding an accessory limb to the ECMO circuit. This limb was terminated with a hemostatic valve allowing insertion of a catheter. Changes in support parameters compensated for the change in the effective diameter of the ECMO cannula on insertion of the catheter. This method can overcome difficulties in obtaining vascular access for patients on ECMO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia clarke.thuys@rch.org.au.
authors.forename: Clarke
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thuys
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Cardiothoracic Intensive Care, National University Hospital, Singapore Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: MacLaren
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: d'Udekem
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Eastaugh
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
keywords: ECMO; cardiac catheterization/intervention; coronary angiography; vascular access