Phrenic nerve injury secondary to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pregnancy: A case report

Cheryl Godcharles; Melody Safarzadeh; Emily A Oliver; Amanda Roman; Huda B Al-Kouatly

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3053

Phrenic nerve injury secondary to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pregnancy: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Jun 29;8(10):1993-1996. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3053. eCollection 2020 Oct.

Authors

Cheryl Godcharles¹, Melody Safarzadeh¹, Emily A Oliver¹, Amanda Roman¹, Huda B Al-Kouatly¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sidney Kimmel Medical College Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia PA USA.

Abstract

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used to provide acute respiratory and/or hemodynamic support to patients with severe, refractory respiratory failure. Phrenic nerve injury with subsequent hemidiaphragm paralysis should be included in the differential diagnosis of pregnant women with persistent hypoxia after ECMO cannulation.

Keywords: phrenic nerve; diaphragm; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; hypoxia; injury; pregnancy.

Publication types

Case Reports