Table 1

Demographics, disease process and outcome of patients

Patient

Age (years)

Sex

Primary disease

Therapy

Number of turns on therapy

Cannula location

Cannula complication

Outcome

1

26

Male

Inhalation injury, burn

ECMO

4

RIJ, RFem

None

Alive

2

34

Male

Pulmonary contusion, polytrauma

ECMO

6

RIJ, RFem, LFem

None

Dead

3

21

Female

Viral pneumonia

ECMO

10

RIJ, RFem, LFem

None

Dead

4

47

Male

Esophagectomy, anastomotic leak

CVVH

10

RIJ × 2, RFem × 2

Both cannulae changed, poor flow supine and prone

Dead

5

37

Male

Abdominal gunshot

CVVH

12

LFem

None

Alive

6

23

Male

Abdominal gunshot

ECMO

8

RIJ, RFem × 2

None

Alive

CVVH

2

7

59

Male

Viral pneumonia

ECMO

16

RIJ, RFem

RIJ low flow supine, cannula repositioned

Dead

CVVH, continuous venovenous hemofiltration; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; RIJ, right internal jugular vein; RFem, right femoral vein; LFem, left femoral vein.

Goettler et al. Critical Care 2002 6:452   doi:10.1186/cc1814