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Ramagondawar GI, Patangi SO. Prone Positioning to Improve Oxygenation on VV-ECMO after Pulmonary Endarterectomy. 2023; 2 (1):26-29.
Patients on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (VV-ECMO) can develop refractory hypoxemia, and various rescue measures are available. We present two cases of refractory hypoxemia noted postoperatively (post-op) due to reperfusion injury associated with pulmonary hemorrhage. These patients were supported with VV-ECMO and received prone ventilation (PV) due to refractory hypoxia. We noted an improvement in oxygenation with PV, which facilitated lung recruitment and successful weaning from VV-ECMO.
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