Utilization of Shock Team and Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in the Management of Cardiogenic Shock in Northern Ontario

Background: Despite advancements in critical care and coronary revascularization, cardiogenic shock (CS) outcomes remain poor. Implementing a shock team and use of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) have been associated with improved CS outcomes, but its feasibility in remot...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sami Alnasser, MD, Matthew Cavanagh, MD, Rony Atoui, MD, Noman Ali, MD, Bhanu Nalla, MD, Kyle McKechnie, MD, Anthony Main, MD, Mathieu Rheault-Henry, MD, AbdulAziz Al-Shaibi, MD, Lucas Burke, MD, Sarah McIsaac, MD, Robert Anderson, MD, Neil Fam, MD, Mohammed Shurrab, MD, Mary Catherine Kerr, MD, Hooman Hennessey, MD, Craig Armstrong, CPC, Bindu Bittira, MD, Abdulrahman Alqahtani, MD, Gregory Papadopoulos, MD, Andreas Kumar, MD, Derek MacDonald, MD, Cormac O’Connor, MD, Michael McDonald, MD, Derek Manchuk, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X23002639