Appropriate timing of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation initiation after cardiac surgery

Abstract Background Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) can be initiated during cardiac surgery or later in ICU according to the hemodynamic profile and organ perfusion. Our aim was to study the appropriate timing of post-cardiotomy ECMO (PC-ECMO) initiation. We retrospective...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Laimoud, Emad Hakami, Patricia Machado, Michelle Gretchen Lo, Mary Jane Maghirang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-01-01
Series:The Cardiothoracic Surgeon
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43057-023-00120-y