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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2021-03-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Acute Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/513580 |