Abstract:Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an extracorporeal life support system (ECLS) for patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure, there are two basic patterns of veno-arterial (V-A) and veno-venous (V-V). Case presentation: This paper mainly introduced a death case of modified ECMO Patterns which is veno-veno-venous ECMO in the treatment of silicosis with severe pneumonia and analyzed the cause of death after treatment with VV-V ECMO. Conclusions: Although VV-V ECMO is recommended for pa… Show more
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