Methods
This retrospective chart review included one patient that underwent awake veno-venous ECMO without anticoagulation for completely obstructive SCC by a single Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Otolaryngologist at a large private hospital in January of 2020. Demographics and preoperative risks were collected. Data were gathered regarding the type of procedure performed. Postoperative variables and imaging findings were recorded. A literature review was then performed to discuss the use of ECMO in this particular procedure, along with the decision to not anticoagulate.