title: Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Two Morbidly Obese Patients.
abstract: Case studies on the use of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the obese patient have been infrequently reported. We report the successful utilization of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in two obese patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The first patient had a body mass index of 93 and developed acute respiratory distress syndrome in the setting of pneumonia and aspiration while the second patient had a body mass index of 47 and developed acute respiratory distress syndrome in the setting of gastrografin aspiration. Both were successfully managed with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and discharged from the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, 3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA. sagar.kadakia@tuhs.temple.edu.
authors.forename: Sagar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kadakia
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, 3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
authors.forename: Vishnu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ambur
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, 3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Yoshiya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toyoda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shiose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014680:Veins
keywords: ARDS; ECMO; Gastrografin aspiration; Morbid obesity; Pneumonia