Table 2.

Emergency ECMO use for respiratory arrest during anesthesia induction or surgery

Sex (M/F)/Age (y)	Indication for ECMO	ECMO mode	Comments	Final result
M/74	Respiratory arrest during induction anesthesia	VA	Trachea laceration from intubation tube during intubation. Delayed ECMO insertion and brain death	Death (day 3 post-ECMO)
M/24	Respiratory arrest during induction anesthesia	VA	Extrinsic tracheal airway compression caused by a huge mediastinal mass during anesthesia	Discharge
F/78	Respiratory arrest during tracheostomy	VV	Delayed ECMO insertion and brain death	Death (day 2 post-ECMO)

ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; VV: veno-venous; VA: veno-arterial