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. 2002 Aug 29;6(5):452–455. doi: 10.1186/cc1814

Table 1.

Demographics, disease process and outcome of patients

Patient Age (years) Sex Primary disease Therapy Number of turns on therapy Cannula location Cannula complication Outcome
1 26 Male Inhalation injury, burn ECMO 4 RIJ, RFem None Alive
2 34 Male Pulmonary contusion, polytrauma ECMO 6 RIJ, RFem, LFem None Dead
3 21 Female Viral pneumonia ECMO 10 RIJ, RFem, LFem None Dead
4 47 Male Esophagectomy, anastomotic leak CVVH 10 RIJ × 2, RFem × 2 Both cannulae changed, poor flow supine and prone Dead
5 37 Male Abdominal gunshot CVVH 12 LFem None Alive
6 23 Male Abdominal gunshot ECMO 8 RIJ, RFem × 2 None Alive
CVVH 2
7 59 Male Viral pneumonia ECMO 16 RIJ, RFem RIJ low flow supine, cannula repositioned Dead

CVVH, continuous venovenous hemofiltration; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; RIJ, right internal jugular vein; RFem, right femoral vein; LFem, left femoral vein.