Urgent Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Supported by Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Report of Two Cases
Our report indicates that VA-ECMO can be used instead of the cardiopulmonary bypass machine (CPB) to support the circulation during CABG surgery in patients with complex coronary anatomy and unstable haemodynamics. Future studies focusing on the long-term outcomes of such patients will probably help to establish the optimal management of this type of patients.