Issue |
J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 43, Number 2, June 2011
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Page(s) | 75 - 78 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/201143075 | |
Published online | 15 June 2011 |
Abstract
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by 2009 H1N1 Influenza during Pregnancy: Success of ECMO for Both the Mother and the Child
Address correspondence to: Patricia Courouble, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Avenue Hyppocrate, 10, Brussels 1200, Belgium. E-mail: patricia_cour ouble@yahoo.fr
Received:
27
October
2010
Accepted:
16
March
2011
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technique that provides support to selected patients with severe respiratory failure. During the 2009 H1N1 influenza infection outbreak, ECMO was used with a good impact on survival for pregnant women, who are at higher risk of H1N1 influenza infection. However, there is little information about the survival of fetus post-ECMO therapy in the literature. We present a case report of a pregnant patient with severe adult respiratory distress syndrome secondary to 2009 H1N1 influenza treated with ECMO. The outcome was good both for the mother and her fetus. At 1-year follow-up, her child had no neurological or clinical abnormalities. We conclude that ECMO can be used safely during pregnancy with a good neurological and clinical outcome for the fetus.
Key words: ARDS / pregnancy / ECMO / H1N1 influenza
© 2011 AMSECT
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