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ArticleClinical case reports2026

Awake ECMO for Mid-Tracheal Obstruction: When a Tracheostomy Isn't Enough.

Jacob Beiriger, Maeher Grewal, Daniel Bestourous, Nilam D Patel, Janani Vigneswaran, Vikas Sharma, Brian Mitzman, Jefferson H Chambers, Hilary C McCrary

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jacob BeirigerDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8552-787X
Maeher GrewalDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA.
Daniel BestourousDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA.
Nilam D PatelDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA.
Janani VigneswaranDepartment of Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA.
Vikas SharmaDepartment of Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7939-5209
Brian MitzmanDepartment of Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA.
Jefferson H ChambersDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonology University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA.
Hilary C McCraryDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9523-0727

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Awake VV-ECMO can be a life-saving strategy for patients with near-complete tracheal obstruction where tracheostomy and intubation are not feasible. Early multidisciplinary coordination enables safe airway control, tumor debulking, and stenting, facilitating both immediate stabilization and long-term oncologic planning.

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adenoid cystic carcinomaairway managementextracorporeal membrane oxygenationtracheal obstructiontracheal surgery

Identifiers

PMID41614013
PMCPMC12848583

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