Successful Use of Anticoagulation-free Prolonged Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Massive Pulmonary Hemorrhage in a Child with Heart Transplant and Mechanical Mitral Valve: A Case Report with Review of Literature

• Main Authors: Pilar Anton-Martin (Author), Hitesh Sandhu (Author), Jennifer Kramer (Author), Gary Beasley (Author), Hugo Martinez (Author), Umar S. Boston (Author), Shyam K. Sathanandam (Author), Vijay Agrawal (Author), Abhishek Chakraborty (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Pulmonary hemorrhage is a rare cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be used as a rescue mode of support in children with life-threatening respiratory failure. However, the dilemma arises as to how to balance anticoagulation to preve...