The influence of advanced age on venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation outcomes.

Author
:
M Salna
K Takeda
P Kurlansky
H Ikegami
L Fan
J Han
S Stein
Topkara V
M Yuzefpolskaya
PC Colombo
D Karmpaliotis
Y Naka
AJ Kirtane
AR Garan
H Takayama
Abstract
:

Ethical and health care economic concerns surround the use of venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in elderly patients. Patients requiring VA-ECMO are often in critical condition and the decision to cannulate is time-sensitive. We investigated the relationship between age and VA-ECMO outcomes to better inform this decision.
Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Date Published
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2018
ISSN Number
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1010-7940
URL
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https://academic.oup.com/ejcts/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/ejcts/ezx510
DOI
:
10.1093/ejcts/ezx510
Short Title
:
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
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