Functional evaluation of sublingual microcirculation indicates successful weaning from VA-ECMO in cardiogenic shock

Functional evaluation of sublingual microcirculation indicates successful weaning from VA-ECMO in cardiogenic shock

Abstract Background Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is increasingly adopted for the treatment of cardiogenic shock (CS). However, a marker of successful weaning remains largely unknown. Our hypothesis was that successful weaning is associated with sustained microcirculato...

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Main Authors: Sakir Akin, Dinis dos Reis Miranda, Kadir Caliskan, Osama I. Soliman, Goksel Guven, Ard Struijs, Robert J. van Thiel, Lucia S. Jewbali, Alexandre Lima, Diederik Gommers, Felix Zijlstra, Can Ince
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Cardiogenic shock
VA-ECMO
Microcirculation
Incident dark field imaging
Sublingual
CytoCam
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1855-2

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