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. 2015 Mar 12;10:15. doi: 10.1186/s13017-015-0006-9

Table 2.

ECMO in polytraumatic patients combining acute pulmonary failure and other vital organ damage: literature review

References Case no. Combined injury besides pulmonary failure Intervention ECMO Heparin ECMO duration Outcome
Madershahian et al. [2] 1, 19/F Spleen, Liver Laparotomy v-a5 (+) 138 hours Survived
Right main bronchus Thoracotomy
2, 48/M Vertebra and long bone Fracture Osteosynthesis v-a (+) 120 hours Survived
3, 26/M Spleen Splenectomy v-va6 (+) 84 hours Survived
Brain
Yuan et al. [5] 4, 18/M Liver, Gr. III Conservative v-v (+) 10 days Survived
Endobronchial hemorrhage
5, 38/M Brain SDH1 Conservative v-v (+) 5 days Survived
Campione et al. [4] 6, 14/M Bronchial Disruption Right bilobectomy of lung v-v (+) 3 days Survived
Yen et al. [7] 7, 21/M Brain EDH2 Decompressive craniotomy v-a (+) 49 hours Survived
Friesenecker, et al. [8] 8, 34/M Liver, Spleen Laparotomy v-v (+) 17 days Survived
Brain ICH3 with edema Decompressive craniotomy
Muellenbach et al. [9] 9, 53/M Liver Laparotomy v-v (−) 8 days Survived
Traumatic brain injury ICP4 Monitoring
10, 16/M Traumatic brain injury v-v (−) 3 days Survived
11, 28/M Spleen Splenectomy v-v (−) 2 days Survived
Traumatic brain injury
Arlt et al. [6] 10 Cases Bleeding shock - 7 v-v All (−) Mean 5 days 6/10 Survived
3 v-a

1SDH: Subdural hemorrhage; 2EDH: Epidural hemorrhage; 3ICH: Intracerebral hemorrhage; 4ICP: Intracerebral pressure; 5V-a: Venoarterial ; 6V-va: veno-venoarterial.