Extracorporeal life support in pediatric cardiac patients [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2016 Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) is a valuable tool in the management of neonates and older children with severe cardiac or respiratory failure. In this review, we focus on ECLS when used for neonatal and pediatric cardiac disease.
Matteo Di NARDO +5 more
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Human factors in ECLS – A keystone for safety and quality – A narrative review for ECLS providers [PDF]
Artificial Organs, 2021 AbstractIntroductionAlthough the technology used for extracorporeal life support (ECLS) has improved greatly in recent years, the application of these devices to the patient is quite complex and requires extensive training of team members both individually and together. Human factors is an area that addresses the activities, contexts, environments, and
Justyna Swol +9 more
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Role of ECLS in Managing Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2023 Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for ventricular septal rupture (VSR) after myocardial infarction (MI) and the preoperative use of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) as a bridge to surgery. Methods:
Rodrigo Sandoval Boburg +11 more
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Extracorporeal life support with left ventricular decompression—improved survival in severe cardiogenic shock: results from a retrospective study [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Objective Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is a life-saving procedure used in the treatment of severe cardiogenic shock. Within this retrospective single centre study, we examined our experience in this critically ill patient cohort to assess outcomes ...
Bastian Schmack +12 more
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Bio-Protocol, 2023 Device-induced thrombosis remains a major complication of extracorporeal life support (ECLS). To more thoroughly understand how blood components interact with the artificial surfaces of ECLS circuit components, assessment of clot deposition on these ...
Yanyi Zang +10 more
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ECLS supported transport of ICU patients: does out-of -house implantation impact survival?
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021 Background Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is an established tool to stabilize severely ill patients with therapy-refractory hemodynamic or respiratory failure. Recently, we established a mobile ECLS retrieval service at our institution. However, data
Felix Fleissner +10 more
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Electrocardiogram-synchronized pulsatile extracorporeal life support preserves left ventricular function and coronary flow in a porcine model of cardiogenic shock. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Veno-arterial extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is increasingly being used to treat rapidly progressing or severe cardiogenic shock. However, it has been repeatedly shown that increased afterload associated with ECLS significantly diminishes left ...
Petr Ostadal +14 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022 Background Mechanical circulatory support devices, such as the intra‐aortic balloon pump (IABP) and Impella, are often used in patients on veno‐arterial extracorporeal life support (VA‐ECLS) with cardiogenic shock despite limited supporting clinical ...
Michael J. Hendrickson +13 more
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Ethics in extracorporeal life support: a narrative review
Critical Care, 2021 During 50 years of extracorporeal life support (ECLS), this highly invasive technology has left a considerable imprint on modern medicine, and it still confronts researchers, clinicians and policymakers with multifarious ethical challenges.
Alexandra Schou +4 more
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Extubation of patients with COVID-19 acute respiratory failure during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support is associated with improved survival [PDF]
Exploration of CardiologyAim: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), or COVID-19, infection resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring veno-venous or veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV or VA-ECMO) support is a life-
Sean Kelleher +8 more
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