Rescue Pericardial Drainage and Return Connected to ECMO for Aortic Rupture into the Pericardial Sac with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

We present the first documented case of emergent pericardial drainage and return (PD-R) under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for the management of aortic rupture into the pericardial sac caused by acute type A aortic dissection (AADA). An 83-year-old woman collapsed during an elective co...

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Main Authors: Shinichi Ijuin, Mariko Takeuchi, Chikashi Nakai, Akihiko Inoue, So Izumi, Nobuaki Igarashi, Shigenari Matsuyama, Satoshi Ishihara, Tomofumi Doi, Shinichi Nakayama, Takuro Tsukube
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Acute Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/513580