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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec;68(12):1506-1508.
doi: 10.1007/s11748-020-01358-7. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

First report about a successful ECLS implantation and subsequent helicopter transfer of a super obese patient with a BMI of 78 kg/m2

Jana Balcova  1 , Naveen G Nagaraj  2 , Marco Maggiorini  3 , Roland Albrecht  4 , Markus J Wilhelm  2 , Francesco Maisano  2 , Diana Reser  2
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Case Reports

First report about a successful ECLS implantation and subsequent helicopter transfer of a super obese patient with a BMI of 78 kg/m2

Jana Balcova et al. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Dec.
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Abstract

Our tertiary center provides 24/7 ECMO implantation and transport service nationwide. In 2018, 150 ECLS/ECMO were implanted, and 40 patients were transported on ECLS/ECMO. In this report, we describe a successful veno-arterial ECLS implantation in a super obese (BMI 78 kg/m2) 50-year-old female patient at a primary care hospital with subsequent helicopter transfer to our tertiary center.

Keywords: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Helicopter transfer; Super obesity.

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