Journal article
Somatic Support with Veno-venous ECMO in a Pregnant Woman with Brain Death: A Case Report
ASAIO journal (1992), Vol.68(1), pp.e16-E18
01/01/2022
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001411
PMID: 33709988
Abstract
Supporting homeostasis in a pregnant woman with brain death to achieve fetal viability is called somatic support. We present a case of young pregnant woman at 21 weeks' gestation who developed acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to influenza A H2N3 infection requiring veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) support for refractory hypoxemia. The clinical course was complicated by intracranial hemorrhage and subsequent brain death. After multidisciplinary team discussion with her family, consensus was reached to continue somatic support with VV ECMO to enable fetal development to attain extrauterine viability. The challenging clinical, ethical, and legal concerns are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Somatic Support with Veno-venous ECMO in a Pregnant Woman with Brain Death: A Case Report
- Creators
- Leonardo Salazar - Fundación Cardiovascular de ColombiaLovkesh Arora - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineMaria Botia - Fundación Cardiovascular de ColombiaMaria Azucena Niño - Industrial University of SantanderAntonio Figueredo - Fundación Cardiovascular de ColombiaJorge Alvarado - Fundación Cardiovascular de ColombiaNorma Serrano - Fundación Cardiovascular de ColombiaCarlos Riaño - Fundación Cardiovascular de ColombiaCamilo Pizarro - Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- ASAIO journal (1992), Vol.68(1), pp.e16-E18
- DOI
- 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001411
- PMID
- 33709988
- ISSN
- 1058-2916
- eISSN
- 1538-943X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984296137602771
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