Awake extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a neonatal patient with respiratory failure

المؤلفون المشاركون

Costa, Joanna
Dirnberger, Daniel
Froehlich, Curtis
Beaty, Christopher
Priest, Marc
Ogino, Mark

المصدر

Qatar Medical Journal

الناشر

مؤسسة حمد الطبية

تاريخ النشر

2017-06-30

دولة النشر

قطر

عدد الصفحات

2

التخصصات الرئيسية

الطب البشري

الموضوعات

• الأطفال
• المرضى
• متلازمة الضائقة التنفسية
• الأكسجة الغشائية خارج الجسم

الملخص الإنجليزي

Background: Awake extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in conscious, extubated patients has been used successfully in adults and children, primarily as a bridge to lung or heart–lung transplantation and recovery from refractory cardiogenic shock.1,2 However, this strategy has been reported only as an exceptional measure in neonatal patients.

We present a case of neonatal respiratory failure where an infant was extubated while on ECMO and managed without invasive ventilation.

Methods: The clinical details, laboratory investigations, management, and outcome of the patient were reviewed from the electronic health record.

This single-patient case report was exempt from the IRB at our institution.

The photograph was used with parental consent.

Results: The patient was a 2950 g product of an uncomplicated term pregnancy, whose postnatal course was complicated by neonatal acute respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, and bilateral pneumothoraces.

The infant was managed on veno-arterial (VA) ECMO.

Despite the presence of thoracostomy tubes and rest ventilator settings while on VA ECMO, pneumothoraces persisted.

On ECMO day 2, the patient was electively extubated to a humidified highflow nasal cannula.

At 96 h after extubation, there was complete resolution of bilateral pneumothoraces.

The infant achieved adequate lung recruitment with only spontaneous respiration and underwent decannulation on ECMO day 6.

He was electively intubated for decannulation and extubated 12 h later.

At 5 days post-decannulation, the infant was weaned off respiratory support and discharged home 4 weeks after decannulation after weaning from sedation and establishing successful oral feedings.

Conclusions: Awake neonatal ECMO appears to be safe and effective and may offer significant advantages over traditional management in certain clinical scenarios, particularly in cases of persistent air leak.

To our knowledge, there have been no published studies comparing awake ECMO with traditional (ventilated) ECMO in neonatal patients, although we have successfully managed five patients in our neonatal intensive care unit using this strategy for various clinical indications.

Extubation offers the advantages of mitigating ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) risk and tracheal trauma, facilitating resolution of air leak, de-escalating sedation, and promoting family bonding.

Prospective comparison trials are warranted.

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أوراق مؤتمرات

رقم السجل

BIM-790037

• APA
• MLA
• AMA