OBJECTIVE: To describe our experience on DLC insertion using transthoracic echocardiography alone during the pandemic, with a focus on safety considerations by using detail step-by-step procedural guide.
RESULTS: Four patients were performed V-V ECMO using the transthoracic echocardiographic-guided DLC cannulation technique during the fifth wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, with no cannulation-related complications.
CONCLUSIONS: Transthoracic echocardiographic guidance for DLC insertion is feasible and probably safe with a detailed guide, which can be adopted as a supplementary tool during future endemic outbreaks.
目的:描述我们在大流行期间仅使用经胸超声心动图进行DLC插入的经验,通过使用详细的分步程序指南,重点关注安全考虑。
结果:在COVID-19爆发的第五波中,4例患者使用经胸超声心动图引导的DLC插管技术进行了V-VECMO,没有插管相关的并发症。
结论:经胸超声心动图指导DLC插入是可行的,并且有详细的指导可能是安全的,它可以作为未来地方性疫情期间的补充工具。