The Effect of acute Limb Ischemia on Mortality in Patients Undergoing Femoral Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life saving modality increasingly used in the management cardiopulmonary failure. However, ECMO itself is not without major complications. Mortality remains high, and morbidity such as stroke, renal failure, and acute threatening limb ischemia (ALI) are common among surviving patients. We analyzed the effect of one of these complications, ALI, on the survival of patients receiving veno-arterial ECMO (VA ECMO) with femoral cannulation.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - August 22, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Iosif Gulkarov, Thomas Bobka, Adham Elmously, Arash Salemi, Berhane Worku, Ivancarmine Gambardella, Marcus D ’Ayala Tags: Clinical Research, Basic Science Source Type: research