Bridge to recovery using an Impella 2.5 device in a 3-year-old child. (25th April 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kuschnerus, Kira; Starck, Christoph; Potapov, Evgenij; Cho, Mi-Young
• Is Part Of: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery. Volume 63:Number 4(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-04-25
• Subjects: Impella -- pediatric -- ECLS -- mechanical support -- cardiogenic shock; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.54
• DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad157
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1010-7940

Abstract

Abstract: Mechanical support options for children and small adolescents with acute left ventricular failure are often limited to extracorporeal life support (ECLS) and subsequent left ventricular assist device implantation. We report a case of a 3-year-old child weighing 12 kg with acute humoral rejection after cardiac transplantation not adequately responding to medical therapy who presented in persistent low cardiac output syndrome. We successfully stabilized the patient by implanting a Impella 2.5 device via a 6-mm Hemashield prosthesis on the right axillary artery. The patient was bridged to recovery. Abstract : A 3-year-old boy weighing 12 kg with a height of 98 cm and a body surface area of 0.57 m 2 was transferred to our intensive care unit in cardiac arrest with ongoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.