The Role of Palliative Care Consultation in Withdrawal of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Cardiogenic Shock

To evaluate the clinical characteristics of patients withdrawn from veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (VA-ECMO), as well as the role of palliative care (PC) consultation in the decision to withdraw VA-ECMO.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: S. Godfrey, A. Sahoo, J. Sanchez, J. Fried, A. Masoumi, D. Brodie, H. Takayama, N. Uriel, K. Takeda, S. Nakagawa Tags: (1056) Source Type: research