ECMO as a bridge to non-transplant cardiac surgery
Author(s)
Wallinder, A
Pellegrino, V
Fraser, JF
McGiffin, DC
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2017
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Cardiac surgery performed on patients in cardiogenic shock is associated with a high mortality and morbidity. This review outlines the current role of preoperative veno-arterial extra corporeal membrane oxygenation to allow hemodynamic stability and organ recovery before definitive cardiac surgery.Cardiac surgery performed on patients in cardiogenic shock is associated with a high mortality and morbidity. This review outlines the current role of preoperative veno-arterial extra corporeal membrane oxygenation to allow hemodynamic stability and organ recovery before definitive cardiac surgery.
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Journal Title
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Volume
32
Issue
8
Subject
Clinical sciences
cardiac surgery
extra corporeal membrane oxygenation
multi organ failure