Perforated duodenum with hemorrhage while on V-V ECMO: Diagnostic challenge

• Main Authors: Arwa Rifaii (Author), Ahmad Osta (Author), Samir Akel (Author), Jana Assy (Author), Issam El Rassi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ECMO and cannula-related complications remain a concern in critical care, and may conceal serious unrelated underlying medical or surgical problems. A 22 month-old male patient was put on veno-venous ECMO for H1N1 infection using jugular and femoral cannulas. Iliac vein perforation by the cannula wa...