Abstract
This article presents the case of a pregnant woman affected by A/H1N1 flu progressed to ARDS requiring rescue therapy by VV ECMO. Due to the early gestational age, the patient was placed on ECMO before delivery. Four weeks after VV-ECMO placement, a Cesarean section was successfully performed while on ECMO support. One week after delivery, the patient was weaned from ECMO and at 8 weeks from admission she was discharged home without O2 support. The newborn is alive and was discharged at 40 days of age on neurological follow-up.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 654-657 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Minerva Anestesiologica |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2011 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Infection
- Lung
- Pregnancy
- Respiratory distress syndrome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
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Panarello, G., D'Ancona, G., Capitanio, G., Occhipinti, G., Attardo, G., Bertani, A., & Arcadipane, A. (2011). Cesarean section during ECMO support. Minerva Anestesiologica, 77(6), 654-657.