Weaning adult patients with cardiogenic shock on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by pump-controlled retrograde trial off.

CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that PCRTO is a simple, safe and reversible alternative weaning method. It may have a particular role in the assessment of patients who have marginal recovery and right heart failure. Prospective controlled studies are needed to establish the potential role of PCRTO in the liberation of patients from VA-ECMO support. PMID: 29409389 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29409389?dopt=Abstract

Source: Perfusion - February 1, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ling L, Chan KM Tags: Perfusion Source Type: research