Unusual drug response and hemodynamics, VA – ECMO. A case report

Publication date: Available online 2 March 2016 Source:The Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine Author(s): Fayaz Mohammed Khazi, Obaid AlJassim, Abdel AzizTarek, S. Robert, A. Elhoufi Maintaining higher sedation in patients undergoing ECMO therapy is crucial. Currently no definite sedation strategy has been proposed in the literature, as the pharmacokinetics of the medications in these patients is still not clear. We would like to report a case of a patient with uncontrollable diverse clinical response to medications during arteriovenous (AV) compared to venovenous (VV) ECMO.

Source: The Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - March 3, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research