Neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Initial experience of Hospital de São João

G Rocha; P Soares; T Henriques-Coelho; J Correia-Pinto; J Monteiro; H Guimarães; R Roncon-Albuquerque Jr

doi:10.1016/j.rppneu.2014.02.004

Neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Initial experience of Hospital de São João

Rev Port Pneumol. 2014 Nov-Dec;20(6):336-40. doi: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2014.02.004. Epub 2014 Apr 24.

Authors

G Rocha¹, P Soares², T Henriques-Coelho³, J Correia-Pinto³, J Monteiro⁴, H Guimarães², R Roncon-Albuquerque Jr⁵

Affiliations

¹ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: gusrocha@oninet.pt.
² Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, Porto, Portugal.
³ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, Porto, Portugal.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal.
⁵ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, Porto University, Porto, Portugal.

PMID: 24768509
DOI: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2014.02.004

Abstract

The purpose of this series is to report the initial ECMO experience of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Hospital de São João. The first three clinical cases are reported. Case report 1: a 39 weeks gestational age girl with severe lung hypoplasia secondary to a bilateral congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Case report 2: a 39 weeks gestational age girl with a right congenital diaphragmatic hernia and a tracheal stenosis. Case report 3: a 34 weeks gestational age boy, with 61 days of life, with a Bordetella pertussis pneumonia, severe pulmonary hypertension, shock, hyperleukocytosis and seizures.

Keywords: Bordetella pertussis infection; Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Estenose traqueal; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Hérnia diafragmática congénita; Infeção por Bordetella pertussis; Newborn; Oxigenação por membrana extracorporal; Recém-nascido; Tracheal stenosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Hospitals
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases / therapy*
Male