Premorbid functional status in patients requiring veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after cardiac surgery

Int J Artif Organs. 2024 May 1:3913988241247652. doi: 10.1177/03913988241247652. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAssessment of a patient's functional status prior to undergoing cardiac surgery may be a useful marker for predicting outcomes when postoperative veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) is required. In this short communication, we present retrospective data on 83 patients at a single center who required V-A ECMO after cardiac surgery. Our results did not show a statistically significant association between premorbid functional status and mortality, though age was predictive of mortality. Future studies should explore other markers of functional status and relationships with additional outcomes.PMID:38693695 | DOI:10.1177/03913988241247652
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Source Type: research