Skip to main content

Table 1 A timeline of events: symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

From: Femoral neuropathy following venoarterial-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy: a case report

Event

Timeline

Chest pain and ED presentation

Day 1

Cardiac arrest

Day 1

CPR and VA ECMO insertion (right FA and FV)

Day 1

Intravenous UFH infusion started

Day 1

PCI to mid RCA

Day 1

Pneumatic compression device started

Day 1

Swelling of right LE

Day 2

ECMO removal

Day 4

Discontinuation of UFH and DAPT

Day 4

Recovery of consciousness and orientation

Day 7

Patient starts complaining impaired function, pain, and hypesthesia of right LE

Day 7

DVT diagnosis by Doppler sonography and CT

Day 8

Initiation of antiplatelet therapy

Day 25

Regression of swelling of right LE

Day 35

PTS suspected: patient discharged with pain and weakness in right LE remaining

Day 35

Nerve conduction study reveals femoral neuropathy

Day 100

Patient continues rehabilitation and symptoms improve

Day 200

  1. ED emergency department, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, VA venoarterial, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, FA femoral artery, FV femoral vein, UFH unfractionated heparin, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, RCA right coronary artery, LE lower extremity, DVT deep vein thrombosis, CT computerized tomography, PTS post-thrombotic syndrome