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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2024-01-01
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Series: | The Cardiothoracic Surgeon |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43057-023-00120-y |