Neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Initial experience of Hospital de São João

Abstract

The purpose of this series is to report the initial ECMO experience of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Hospital de São João. The first three clinical cases are reported. Case report 1: a 39 weeks gestational age girl with severe lung hypoplasia secondary to a bilateral congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Case report 2: a 39 weeks gestational age girl with a right congenital diaphragmatic hernia and a tracheal stenosis. Case report 3: a 34 weeks gestational age boy, with 61 days of life, with a Bordetella pertussis pneumonia, severe pulmonary hypertension, shock, hyperleukocytosis and seizures.

Keywords: Bordetella pertussis infection; Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Estenose traqueal; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Hérnia diafragmática congénita; Infeção por Bordetella pertussis; Newborn; Oxigenação por membrana extracorporal; Recém-nascido; Tracheal stenosis.