Search Tag: VA-ECMO
Models-for-predicting-outcome-in-patients-under-va-ecmo
2019 20 Feb
Despite limited evidence, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is increasingly used for the management of refractory cardiogenic shock (RCS) while awaiting myocardial recovery or the bridge to long-term assistance or transplantation. However, despite technological advances and better quality of care, mortality still remains at...Read more
Remember-score-predicts-mortality-in-patients-receiving-va-ecmo-after-cabg
2019 16 Jan
Prediction scoring systems for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) have not yet been reported. To help clinicians select patients that would benefit from VA-ECMO after CABG, a team of international researchers devised a mortality risk score – REMEMBER score – comprising...Read more