Computed tomographic imaging in peripheral VA-ECMO: where has all the contrast gone?

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Oct;28(5):1307-9. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.06.027. Epub 2013 Oct 30.

Authors

Georg Auzinger¹, Thomas Best², Andre Vercueil², Christopher Willars³, Julia A Wendon³, Sujal R Desai⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, UK; Department of Critical Care, King's College Hospital, London, UK. Electronic address: georg.auzinger@nhs.net.
² Department of Critical Care, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
³ Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, UK; Department of Critical Care, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
⁴ Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 24183316
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.06.027

No abstract available

Keywords: contrast distribution; hypoxic hepatitis; native cardiac function; peripheral VA-ECMO; refractory cardiogenic shock; volumetric CT.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Blood Circulation
Contrast Media*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
Humans
Male
Multiple Organ Failure / diagnostic imaging*
Multiple Organ Failure / therapy*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

Contrast Media