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ArticleTurk gogus kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi2022

Postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for infective endocarditis in a patient with intravenous drug use and COVID-19 infection: An ethical dilemma.

Stephanie Jiang, Zachariah Mansour, Campbell David, Payne Darrin, El-Diasty Mohammad

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Article in Turk gogus kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Stephanie JiangDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Canada.
Zachariah MansourCritical Care Medicine, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Canada.
Campbell DavidEthicist, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Canada.
Payne DarrinDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Canada.
El-Diasty MohammadDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Canada.

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Abstract

In this report, we present a case of native valve infective endocarditis due to active intravenous drug use in a 29-yearold female patient that presented during the peak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The patient underwent a complex cardiac surgical intervention with aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair. Postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support was required due to severe biventricular dysfunction. In this unprecedented situation, multiple ethical dilemmas arose at different stages in the management of this patient. These dilemmas stemmed from the lack of evidence supporting the use of postcardiotomy ECMO in patients with active intravenous drug use and the scarcity of resources due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in pressure put on our healthcare system. In this case report, we present the decisions made by our team, taking into account both the patient"s best interests and the available resources. We hope this decision-making process will serve as a valuable learning experience for other teams and will act as an antecedent for similar situations in the future.

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COVID19extracorporeal membrane oxygenationinfectious endocarditisintravenous drug usemedical ethics

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PMID36168579
PMCPMC9473586

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