Table 1. Patient clinical features of those who underwent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the diagnosis of brain death.
No. | Age (yr) | Gender | Cause of brain death | Reason of ECMO | Mode of support | Site of cannulation | Complication | ECMO duration (hr) | Donated organs | |
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Drain | Perfusion | |||||||||
1 | 23 | M | Cerebellar hemorrhage | CPR | Venoarterial | Right femoral vein | Left femoral artery | None | 20 | One both lungs, two kidneys, and liver |
2 | 33 | M | Subarachnoid hemorrhage | Refractory circulatory shock | Venoarterial | Left femoral vein | Left femoral vein | None | 25 | Two kidneys, liver |
3 | 41 | F | Hypoxic brain damage | CPR | Venoarterial | Left femoral vein | Left femoral artery | None | 14 | Two kidneys, liver |
CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.