Successful Treatment of Severe Carbon Monoxide Poisoning & Refractory Shock Using ECMO (EP Video)

This review will examine the different options for commonly used temporary MCS devices including intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs), veno-arterial-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO), TandemHeart(®) (CardiacAssist, Pittsburg, PA, USA) Impella(®) and BVS 5000(®) (both Abiomed Inc., Danvers, MA, USA), CentriMag(®) and Thoratec percutaneous ventricular assist device (pVAD)(®) (both Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA, USA).

We describe our experience with the use of a side-arm graft sewn to the femoral artery that facilitates adequate extracorporeal membrane oxygenation flow while preventing lower extremity ischemia.