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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:1697-1698
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Rupture of the common carotid artery after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Galia Grisaru-Soen, MDa, John G. Coles, MDb, Brian P. Kavanagh, MBc, Sandra R. Arnold, MDa*

a Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases Toronto, Canada
b Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular SurgeryToronto, Canada
c Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Accepted for publication June 20, 2002.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Arnold, Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center, 50 N Dunlap St, Memphis, TN, 38103, Canada
e-mail: sarnold{at}utmem.edu

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation may be life saving but may result in serious complications. We report a rupture of the carotid artery secondary to fungal infection of the cannulation site in a pediatric patient requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation while awaiting a heart transplant. Prompt diagnosis and surgery resulted in a favorable outcome.






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