Successful use of ECMO in a jehovah's witness after complicated re-heart transplant

Mark J. Russo; Aurelie Merlo; Darwin Eton; Priyank J. Patel; Savitri Fedson; Allen Anderson; Atman Shah; Valluvan Jeevanandam

doi:10.1097/MAT.0b013e31829f0efb

Successful use of ECMO in a jehovah's witness after complicated re-heart transplant

Mark J. Russo, Aurelie Merlo, Darwin Eton, Priyank J. Patel, Savitri Fedson, Allen Anderson, Atman Shah, Valluvan Jeevanandam

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Abstract

We present a 29-year-old male Jehovah's Witness, who underwent a second orthotopic heart transplantation 20 years after his first transplant. After extubation, the patient aspirated and required support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). During the period of ECMO support, his hemoglobin decreased to 4.7 mg/dl. The patient was ultimately weaned from ECMO and discharged home. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of 1) heart retransplantation and 2) rescue with ECMO in a Jehovah's Witness patient.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	528-529
Number of pages	2
Journal	ASAIO Journal
Volume	59
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0b013e31829f0efb
State	Published - Sep 13 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Biophysics
Bioengineering
Biomaterials
Biomedical Engineering

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