PMID- 34330069 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210819 IS - 2210-2612 (Print) IS - 2210-2612 (Electronic) IS - 2210-2612 (Linking) VI - 85 DP - 2021 Aug TI - Utilization of ECMO in vascular surgery: A presentation of two cases. PG - 106141 LID - S2210-2612(21)00643-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106141 [doi] LID - 106141 AB - INTRODUCTION: Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a form of temporary mechanical circulatory support commonly used during cardiothoracic interventions. Malperfusion during complex vascular procedures remains a significant risk that may potentially lead to multiple complications. Here, we report two cases highlighting the efficacy of VA-ECMO in both planned and emergent vascular interventions. PRESENTATION OF CASE: In our first case, VA-ECMO was used to support an 82-year-old male during a high-risk thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Our second case details an emergent pulmonary embolectomy in which VA-ECMO was used as a bridge to cardiopulmonary bypass. In both cases, the procedures were well-tolerated, and the patients were discharged 17 days postoperatively. DISCUSSION: VA-ECMO has been increasingly used as a form of post-operative circulatory support following cardiothoracic and vascular interventions. However, only few instances of perioperative VA-ECMO use have been reported in the field of vascular surgery. CONCLUSION: The presented cases highlight that the perioperative use of VA-ECMO may be a viable modality for required perfusion during complex planned or emergent vascular procedures. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved. FAU - Shoukry, Mira AU - Shoukry M AD - Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA. FAU - Jorgensen, Matthew S AU - Jorgensen MS AD - Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA. FAU - Solak, Sila AU - Solak S AD - Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA. FAU - Pham, Si M AU - Pham SM AD - Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA. FAU - Martin, Archer K AU - Martin AK AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA. FAU - Farres, Houssam AU - Farres H AD - Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA. Electronic address: Farres.Houssam@mayo.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210629 PL - Netherlands TA - Int J Surg Case Rep JT - International journal of surgery case reports JID - 101529872 PMC - PMC8329508 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Aneurysm OT - Case report OT - ECMO OT - Embolism OT - Vascular surgery COIS- None declared. EDAT- 2021/07/31 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/31 06:01 PMCR- 2021/06/29 CRDT- 2021/07/30 20:28 PHST- 2021/05/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/06/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/06/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/07/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/31 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/07/30 20:28 [entrez] PHST- 2021/06/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2210-2612(21)00643-X [pii] AID - 106141 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106141 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Aug;85:106141. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106141. Epub 2021 Jun 29.