Early and long-term outcomes comparing neonates, infants, and preadolescents requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for heart failure.

CONCLUSION: Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a lifesaving therapeutic chance for pediatric patients in the setting of either failure to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass or failed resuscitation from cardiac arrest. A fair part of patients could be saved by using this technology. Survival rate among the groups was similar.
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Source: Perfusion - October 13, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Sabashnikov A, Merkle J, Azizov F, Djordjevic I, Eghbalzadeh K, Tunggal I, Weber C, Weixler V, Rustenbach C, Zeriouh M, Kröner A, Wahlers T, Bennink G Tags: Perfusion Source Type: research