Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock in Adult Patients: Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality and Failure to be Weaned from Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Our data suggest a reevaluation of therapeutic strategies after 60 h and again after 130 h of ECMO support.
Advanced Data Analytics for Clinical Research Part I: What are the Tools?
As cardiothoracic surgeons seek ways to innovate, novel approaches to data acquisition and analysis enable a more rigorous level of investigatory efforts.
Advanced Data Analytics for Clinical Research Part II: Application to Cardiothoracic Surgery
We will explain our processes in developing the research question, barriers to achieving the research goals using traditional research methods, tools used to overcome the barriers, and the research findings.
Qualification, Knowledge, Tasks and Responsibilities of the Clinical Perfusionist in Germany
The nationwide gap should be closed by joint recommendations regarding the required knowledge, special duties and responsibilities of the clinical perfusionist.
Anticoagulation in Neonatal ECMO: An Enigma Despite a Lot of Effort!
This review provides an overview of hemostatic alterations, anticoagulation, monitoring and management, novel anticoagulant use, and circuit modifications for neonatal ECMO. Future considerations are also presented.
Association of Use of an Intravascular Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device vs Intra-aortic Balloon Pump With In-Hospital Mortality and Major Bleeding Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
Among patients undergoing PCI for AMI complicated by cardiogenic shock from 2015 to 2017, use of an intravascular microaxial LVAD compared with IABP was associated with higher adjusted risk of in-hospital death and major bleeding complications,