Mechanical cardiopulmonary support is most often applied intraoperatively to facilitate
cardiac surgery (ie, cardiopulmonary bypass). However, cardiopulmonary support can also …

Background. After open heart operations about 1% of patients still need temporary
circulatory support for severe cardiac failure, and over half of those patients die during or …

In thoracic surgery, there are cases where percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS) is
required during the perioperative period. Unfortunately, these cases often yield unfavorable …

Cardiac failure remains a life‐threatening complication for certain patients undergoing
intracardiac repair. Despite improvements in surgical techniques, methods of myocardial …

The need for mechanical circulatory support after car diac surgery is uncommon despite an
older and increas ingly sicker patient population. From September 1992 through January …

(J Card Surg 2010; 25: 236‐237)

Temporary mechanical circulatory support & enhancing recover... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Temporary mechanical circulatory support & enhancing recovery after cardiac …

Temporary mechanical circulatory support is used when a patient's heart function acutely
decompensates and cannot provide adequate circulation. Depending on the heart failure …

Between January 1993 and December 2001, we employed percutaneous cardiopulmonary
support (PCPS) in 35 patients. PCPS was used for postcardiotomy in 25 of these patients …

The most recent symposium took place at the Dorint Hotel in Berlin, attracted a large
audience of almost 500, and was considered to represent the current standing of this …