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Our tertiary center provides 24/7 ECMO implantation and transport service nationwide. In 2018, 150 ECLS/ECMO were implanted, and 40 patients were transported on ECLS/ECMO. In this report, we describe a… Click to show full abstract
Our tertiary center provides 24/7 ECMO implantation and transport service nationwide. In 2018, 150 ECLS/ECMO were implanted, and 40 patients were transported on ECLS/ECMO. In this report, we describe a successful veno-arterial ECLS implantation in a super obese (BMI 78 kg/m2) 50-year-old female patient at a primary care hospital with subsequent helicopter transfer to our tertiary center.
Keywords:
ecls implantation;
helicopter transfer;
super obese;
subsequent helicopter;
implantation;
patient
Journal Title: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year Published: 2020
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