ECMO Katheterspitze

Infant with

viral pneumonia on venous-venous (VV)ECMOCXR shows normal position of the venous catheter tip near the junction of the right atrium and the inferior vena cava.The diagnosis was normal position of the VV ECMO catheter tip in an infant.

Newborn with

a left congenital diaphragmatic hernia on arterial-venous (AV) ECMOCXR shows normal position of the arterial catheter tip in the aortic arch and normal position of the venous catheter tip in the right atrium, both of which are shifted to the right by the diaphragmatic hernia. Note that the endotracheal tube, which is positioned between the two ECMO catheters, is also shifted to the right.The diagnosis was normal position of the AV ECMO catheter tips in a neonate.