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Femoral neuropathy following venoarterial-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy: a case report
2020
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Although life-threatening complications of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are well described, non-life threatening complications are less known. Herein, we report a case of femoral neuropathy (FN) due to nerve compression caused by cannula compression and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) after successful ECMO therapy, which seriously undermined one's quality of life. A 70-year old male presented to the emergency department for chest pain. The patient had cardiac arrest before percutaneous
doi:10.1186/s12872-020-01675-y
pmid:32854617
fatcat:rsmaxjzd3vbyrmypqnaeqkzvfi