A Case Report of Sedation Strategy for a Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Cesarean Section

Authors

  • Xiaozu Liao, MD Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan City People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, China
  • Zhou Cheng, MD Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan City People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, China
  • Junlin Wen, MD Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan City People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, China
  • Binfei Li, MD Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan City People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.3459

Keywords:

COVID-19, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Sedation strategy

Abstract

Pneumonia caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease. Unfortunately, research on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) assisted treatments for patients with COVID-19 infection is limited. In this case study, a patient who was in late pregnancy (35+2 weeks of pregnancy) and suffering from severe COVID-19 was extremely irritable during ECMO-assisted treatment after she underwent a cesarean section. Her Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) score reached +3. Nevertheless, the patient successfully was treated with a continuous single/combined application of propofol, midazolam, dexmedetomidine, hibernation mixture, and other drugs for several days (maintaining RASS -2 to -4) and provided with anti-infection, mechanical ventilation, nutritional support, fluid balance under hemodynamic monitoring, liver support, and other organ function support treatments. ECMO-assisted sedation strategy for patients was introduced and discussed in this case to provide a certain reference for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of such patients.

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Published

2021-01-14

How to Cite

Liao, X., Cheng, Z., Wen, J., & Li, B. (2021). A Case Report of Sedation Strategy for a Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Cesarean Section. The Heart Surgery Forum, 24(1), E019-E021. https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.3459

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