Risk Factors for Bleeding in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Effects of Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Hemostasis

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

BACKGROUND Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is caused by a coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and is characterized by hypoxemic respiratory failure. The objective of this study is to compare the outcomes of MERS-CoV patients before and after the availability of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a rescue therapy in severely hypoxemic patients who failed conventional strategies. METHODS ...

Transcatheter arterial embolization for upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding

Introduction Transcatheter arterial embolization is a possible treatment for patients with recurrent bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract after failed endoscopic management and is also an alternative to surgical treatment. Aim To analyze the outcomes of transcatheter arterial embolization and identify the clinical and technical factors that influenced the rates of morbidity and mort...

Risk Factors for Acute Kidney Injury and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Although acute kidney injury (AKI) is the most frequent complication in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), few studies have been conducted on the risk factors of AKI. We performed this study to identify the risk factors of AKI associated with in-hospital mortality. METHODS Data from 322 adult patients receiving ECMO were analyzed. AKI and ...

Vascular site hemostasis in percutaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy

Bleeding is a well described complication of percutaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (ECMO). In an effort to prevent ongoing percutaneous-cannula blood loss, we tried multiple methods to achieve hemostasis and obtained the best results with QuikClot Combat Gauze (Z-Medica Corp, Wallingford, CT). This product is made of kaolin, white alumina silicate clay, which initiates activa...

Title : Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Very High - risk Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation