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Fig. 1 | Critical Care

Fig. 1

From: Echocardiography for adult patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Fig. 1

Venovenous (VV) and venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) configurations and corresponding echocardiographic views. This diagram shows the most common ECMO configurations in our center. (1) Bicannulation VV ECMO (femoro-jugular cannulation) with the drainage cannula in the femoral vein and the reinjection in the superior vena cava (SVC), via the jugular vein. a Mid-esophageal view showing the SVC and reinjection cannula within it (transesophageal echocardiography). b Inferior vena cava (IVC) subcostal view. The drainage cannula is visualized within the IVC in long axis (transthoracic echocardiography). (2) Femoro-femoral VA ECMO cannulation. The drainage cannula is located in the IVC and the reinjection cannula is in the iliac artery/distal descending aorta. c Transthoracic apical four-chamber of a patient with a dilated cardiomyopathy. The cannulae are not visualized on this view but note the presence of an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator within the right ventricle

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