Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Postpartum Management of a Patient with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Joint Authors
Abid Memon, Humna
Safdar, Zeenat
Goodarzi, Ahmad
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Current guidelines do not recommend pregnancy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
This is due to the associated high mortality, which both dissuades PAH patients from becoming pregnant and encourages termination of pregnancy due to high maternal mortality risk.
As a result, there is a lack of data and, consequently, there are only general guidelines available for management of pregnancy in PAH patients.
Additionally, novel therapeutic strategies such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), although used in the management of nonpregnant PAH patients as a bridge to lung transplantation, have not been used to treat cardiopulmonary collapse in pregnant PAH patients.
In an attempt to bridge this paucity of data, we report the successful use of ECMO in resuscitation and management of a pregnant PAH patient who experienced cardiopulmonary collapse following a caesarian section.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abid Memon, Humna& Safdar, Zeenat& Goodarzi, Ahmad. 2018. Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Postpartum Management of a Patient with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abid Memon, Humna…[et al.]. Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Postpartum Management of a Patient with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Abid Memon, Humna& Safdar, Zeenat& Goodarzi, Ahmad. Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Postpartum Management of a Patient with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149498
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149498