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Name Konomi Togo
Belonging department Medical Engineering Course,Department of Medical Course,Faculty of Health and Medical Science
Occupation name Associate Professor
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Title

Evaluation of Oxygenation Using a Double-Lumen Catheter for Adult ECMO

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Date of Issue

201510

Conference Presentation(name)

The 41st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology in Medicine (Kobe, Hyogo)

Summary

We report a case of hematoma formation associated with the use of an unapproved double-lumen ECMO catheter in Japan. Although the outflow orifice was correctly directed towards the tricuspid valve, its slightly superior positioning within the right atrium led to this complication.