Central vs peripheral venoarterial ECMO in postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock

ConclusionPatients supported by cECMO or pECMO due to refractory PCS did not show significant differences in 30 ‐day mortality, despite a lower incidence of on‐site ECMO complications and re‐exploration in pECMO patients. PCS itself is associated with high mortality and peripheral cannulation might help to save resources compared with central cannulation.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - March 30, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ilija Djordjevic, Kaveh Eghbalzadeh, Anton Sabashnikov, Antje ‐Christin Deppe, Elmar Kuhn, Julia Merkle, Carolyn Weber, Borko Ivanov, Ali Ghodsizad, Christian Rustenbach, Christoph Adler, Parwis Rahmanian, Navid Mader, Ferdinand Kuhn‐Regn Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research