Why the study?
What are the predictors of in-hospital mortality in patients receiving venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiogenic shock or pulmonary dysfunction?
Population
121 consecutive patients who could not be weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass or experienced cardiogenic…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
In-hospital
Authors
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Complications predict VA-ECMO mortality; observational data leaves open prospective prevention trials.
What are the predictors of in-hospital mortality in patients receiving venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiogenic shock or pulmonary dysfunction?
VA-ECMO is a viable rescue therapy for refractory cardiogenic shock or pulmonary dysfunction, with survival heavily dependent on preventing complications like acute renal failure and neurological dysfunction.
Hei et al. (2011) studied this question.
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