Peripheral Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation System as Salvage Treatment of Patients with Refractory Cardiogenic Shock: Preliminary Outcome Evaluation
The novel Permanent Life Support (PLS; Maquet, Jostra Medizintechnik AG, Hirrlingen, Germany) as peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support system has been investigated as treatment for patients with refractory cardiogenic shock (CS).