Abstract
EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO) has gained widespread acceptance and success in improving the outcome of patients in cardiogenic shock and/or respiratory failure. Technologic advances in ECMO have decreased overall morbidity and mortality, but the risks of thrombogenic complications and bleeding are still present. The role of echocardiography in the evaluation of thrombus formation on large venous cannulae in the setting of ECMO is poorly described. Transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) characteristics of a retained fibrin sheath after removal of a right atrial venous cannula are reported.
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