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Table 3 The summary of other ECMO-related complications in trauma

From: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in trauma patients: a systematic review

Complications

Size

Ischemia of lower extremity (fasciotomy 3)

9

Abdominal compartment syndrome

2

Brain swelling

2

Acute lung edema

1

Acute pancreatitis

1

Accidental removal of a cannula

1

Pseudoaneurysm developed on the site of cannula

1

SSC-CIP

1

Non-record

7

Total

25

  1. Notes: ECMO Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, SSC-CIP Secondary sclerosing cholangitis in critically ill patients