ExtraCorporeal Life support for refractory cardiogenic shock: "An efficient system support of peripheral organs more than real ventricular assist device…"

Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2018 Jun;37(3):195-196. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2018.03.004. Epub 2018 Mar 22.

Authors

Alexandre Ouattara¹, Alain Rémy², Astrid Quessard²

Affiliations

¹ Université Bordeaux, Inserm, UMR 1034, biology of cardiovascular diseases, 33600 Pessac, France; CHU Bordeaux, department of anaesthesia and critical care, Magellan Medico-Surgical Centre, 33000 Bordeaux, France. Electronic address: alexandre.ouattara@chu-bordeaux.fr.
² CHU Bordeaux, department of anaesthesia and critical care, Magellan Medico-Surgical Centre, 33000 Bordeaux, France.

PMID: 29578079
DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2018.03.004

No abstract available

Keywords: ECLS; ECMO; ExtraCorporeal Life Support; Left ventricular overload; Pulmonary oedema; Retrograde aortic flow.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Central Venous Catheters
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Heart-Assist Devices
Humans
Shock, Cardiogenic*