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Case Reports
. 2012 Dec;67(12):1511-5.
doi: 10.6061/clinics/2012(12)27.

Challenges in patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in Brazil

Pedro Vitale Mendes  1 , Ewandro Moura, Edzangela Vasconcelos Santos Barbosa, Adriana Sayuri Hirota, Paulo Rogerio Scordamaglio, Fabiana Maria Ajjar, Eduardo Leite Vieira Costa, Luciano Cesar Pontes Azevedo, Marcelo Park; ECMO Group
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Case Reports

Challenges in patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in Brazil

Pedro Vitale Mendes et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2012 Dec.
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Figures

Figure 1A
Figure 1A
Chest X-Ray after installation of ECMO in patient 1. 1B: Chest X-Ray after installation of ECMO in patient 2
Figure 2
Figure 2
A e B: CT scan demonstrating diffuse cerebral edema with ventricular and sulcal effacement in case 1.
Figure 3
Figure 3
(Adapted from 6.) Indications and contraindications for consultation for ECMO support. PCV denotes Pressure controlled ventilation; NO denotes nitric oxide and RM denotes Recruitment maneuver.
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