RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Two cases of intestinal perforation due to mesenteric artery embolism during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and intra-aortic balloon pumping
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 360
OP 363
DO 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0162
VO 22
IS 4
A1 Shuai Wang
A1 Mengyuan Diao
A1 Jianrong Wang
A1 Qiao Gu
A1 Ying Zhu
A1 Wei Hu
A1 Bingwei Liu
YR 2022
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/22/4/360.abstract
AB The patient in case 1 was a 50-year-old man who presented to the emergency department of the local hospital with chest pain and syncope for 3 hours due to acute myocardial infarction. He underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) followed by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and intestinal perforation was detected on day 9. The patient in case 2 was a 58-year-old man who was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain lasting for 3 days. He also required CPR and ECMO for cardiogenic shock, and intestinal perforation was identified on day 7 of ECMO. We believe that this case report will be important to alert clinicians to the possibility of this complication and to encourage early detection and intervention to improve prognosis. Conventionally, the gastrointestinal tract has received secondary attention in patients receiving ECMO support because the vital organs tend to be considered first. However, this case report illustrates the importance of monitoring gastrointestinal function in patients undergoing ECMO.