EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VENOUS - ARTERIAL EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (VA ECMO) IN THE TREATMENT OF CARDIAC SHOCK DUE TO MYOCARDITIS IN CHILDREN

Văn Thuận Nguyễn, Đăng Xoay Trần, Anh Tuấn Tạ

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Object: To evaluate VA ECMO's effectiveness in treating decompensated myocarditis in children. Methods: Retrospective descriptive study of a series of cases including 40 pediatric patients aged from 1 month to 16 years old diagnosed with cardiac shock due to acute myocarditis, treated with VA ECMO at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - Vietnam National Children's Hospital during the period from January 1, 2016, to September 30, 2021. Results: Patients with cardiac shock due to acute myocarditis had a median age of 8, in which boys are more likely to suffer than girls. The survival rate of acute myocarditis patients receiving ECMO support is 65%. ECMO has effectively contributed to maintaining stable blood pressure, reducing the following indicators: heart rate, Vasoactive Inotropic Sore (VIS), serum lactate concentration, NTPro-BNP, Troponin I, and improving LVEF. The complication rate encountered during ECMO support is 37.5%, and the most common is bleeding (15%). Conclusions: The survival rate of patients with cardiac shock due to acute myocarditis treated with VA ECMO is 65%. ECMO is remarkably effective in improving patients' clinical condition and laboratory results with acute myocarditis. The complication rate is 37.5%; the most common one is bleeding.

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