Advanced Mechanical Circulatory Support for Post-Cardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock: A 20-Year Outcome Analysis in a Non-Transplant Unit
Advanced mechanical circulatory support (AMCS) can be used to salvage carefully selected number of such patients. High costs and major complication rates have lead to centralization and limited funding for such devices in the UK. We have looked the outcomes of such devices in a non-transplant, intermediate-size adult cardiothoracic surgery unit.
