Thoracic Bleeding Complications in Patients with Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

ConclusionsThoracic bleeding complications were observed in 9.6% of patients and represented the most frequent bleeding complication during vv-ECMO treatment. Almost 60% of patients required surgical revision and nearly half of these patients underwent repeated surgery. As mortality is high in these patients, vv-ECMO should be performed in only experienced centers with thoracic surgery.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research