Effective hemodialysis and hemofiltration driven by an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation pump in infants with hyperammonemia.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Two infants with urea cycle disorders had life-threatening hyperammonemia within the first 5 days of life. Both patients were small for dates, poorly oxygenated, and hemodynamically unstable. We employed a combination of extracorporeal oxygenation and hemodialysis to provide high-flow filtration in a controlled system to rapidly detoxify both patients.
Medical subject headings
- Ammonia
- Coma
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Hemofiltration
- Metabolism, Inborn Errors
- Renal Dialysis