Application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and continuous renal replacement therapy in patients with fulminant myocarditis / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the effect and nursing experience of vein-artery extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A-ECMO) combined with continuous renal replacement therapy(CRRT) in the treatment of fulminant myocarditis.Methods:From January 2014 to October 2019, 15 cases of fulminant myocarditis were treated by V-A-ECMO combined with CRRT in the department of critical care medicine of Zhejiang People′s Hospital. During the operation of V-A-ECMO combined with CRRT, heart rate, blood pressure, coagulation function, troponin, creatinine and other indicators were closely monitored, strict liquid management and extracorporeal circulation pipeline management were implemented, and various complications such as arrhythmia, hypotension, bleeding and acral circulation disorder were timely observed and treated.Results:After 48 hours of treatment with V-A-ECMO and CRRT, the troponin value, lactic acid and creatinine of the patients were (21.53 ± 3.19) μg/L, (2.24 ± 0.37) mmol/L, and (58.13 ± 2.41) μmol/L, which were significantly lower than the start of the machine (79.65 ± 6.08) μg/L, (7.65 ± 1.28) mmol/L, (185.24 ± 5.63) μmol/L, the difference were statistically significant ( t values were -32.784, -15.726, -80.386, P<0.01), except for one dead patient, the left ventricular ejection fraction was significantly increased, reaching 45%-55% within 72 hours, and the left ventricular systolic and diastolic function was normal. Among the 13 patients who successfully withdrew the machine, 11 were cured, 3 were discharged automatically and 1 died. The success rate of withdrawing the machine was 86.67% and the cure rate was 73.33%. Conclusions:V-A-ECMO combined with CRRT can effectively improve cardiac renal function, maintain the stability of internal environment and improve the survival rate of patients. High-quality nursing can effectively improve the healing of patients, clinical need to continue to summarize the relevant nursing experience, improve the level of nursing, prevent various complications, improve the success rate of treatment, promote the recovery of patients.