Table 1 Clinical characteristics and ECMO indications of 5 cases
From: Five critically ill pregnant women/parturients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Case | Age (year) | Gravidity/parity | Delivery mode | Application time of ECMO | Primary illness | ECMO indications | Number of CPR performed prior to ECMO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case 1 | 42 | 7/1 | Caesarean section | 27 Weeks and 5 days of gestation | Severe pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease, atrial septal defect | Right heart failure | 0 |
Case 2 | 28 | 1/1 | Vaginal delivery | Postpartum 15 days | Pelvic infection, puerperal sepsis | Septic shock, cardiogenic shock | 1 |
Case 3 | 27 | 5/2 | Vaginal delivery | The day of delivery | Refractory postpartum hemorrhage | ARDS | 2 |
Case 4 | 31 | 4/1 | Vaginal delivery | Postpartum 24 days | Type I diabetes, postpartum hypoglycemia | ARDS | 2 |
Case 5 | 23 | 3/1 | Caesarean section | Postpartum 39 days | Systemic lupus erythematosus, lupus nephritis | Severe myocardial depression, circulatory failure | 2 |