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. 2023 Apr 12;46(5):289–294. doi: 10.1177/03913988231168431

Table 2.

ECMO configuration and days on support.

Patient 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 All Patients (n = 8)
Time of ECMO initiation 3 mo post-partum Before delivery Peri-partum Before delivery 2 days post-partum 16 days post-partum 2 days post-partum Peri-partum Before delivery = 2(25%), peri-partum = 2(25%), post-partum = 4(50%)
ECMO configuration V-V V-V V-V V-V V-V V-V, V-P V-V V-A V-V = 7
V-P = 1
V-A = 1
Drainage cannula size and location 23 Fr 23 Fr 23 Fr 23 Fr 25 Fr 25 Fr 30 Fr 25 Fr
RFV RFV RFV RFV RFV RFV Crescent RFV
Return cannula size and location 23 Fr
RIJV
23 Fr
RIJV
23 Fr
RIJV
23 Fr
RIJV
23 Fr
RIJV
23 Fr RIJV
/RIJV PA
30 Fr Crescent
RIJV
17 Fr RFA
5 Fr RFA DPC
ECMO days 11 30 5 34 20 66 10 4 20.7 ± 18.4

ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; V-V: Veno-venous; V-A: Veno-arterial; V-P: Veno-pulmonary; Fr: French; RFV: right femoral vein; RFA: right femoral artery; DPC: distal perfusion cannula