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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) configurations. a Typical two-cannula veno-venous (V-V-) ECMO, drainage of blood from femoral vein, and reinfusion via internal jugular vein after oxygenation and decarboxylation. b veno-veno-arterial (V-V-A)-ECMO with additional arterial infusion cannula in the brachiocephalic trunk used in patient 4 to ensure brain oxygenation
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For this reason, we decided to insert an additional arterial outflow cannula in the brachiocephalic trunk to oxygenate the brain, resulting in a V-V-A-ECMO setup (Fig. 1b).