Superior vena cava obstruction after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

H Zreik; A R Bengur; J N Meliones; D Hansell; J S Li

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70319-5

Superior vena cava obstruction after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

J Pediatr. 1995 Aug;127(2):314-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70319-5.

Authors

H Zreik¹, A R Bengur, J N Meliones, D Hansell, J S Li

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

PMID: 7636664
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70319-5

Abstract

Of 60 neonates who survived extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in our institution between June 1992 and March 1994, seven had either complete or partial superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction. When the patients with SVC obstruction were compared with those who had an echocardiogram after ECMO, no predisposing factors for the development of SVC thrombus could be found. Our data show that SVC thrombus may be a significant complication after ECMO.

MeSH terms

Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Doppler
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / adverse effects*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Infant, Newborn
Retrospective Studies
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / epidemiology
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / etiology*