Cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest contribute pre-dominantly to mortality in acute
cardiovascular care. Here, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) …

Background Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (va-ECMO) is an advanced
life support for critically ill patients with refractory cardiogenic shock. This temporary support …

There is limited evidence comparing the use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (ECPR) to CPR in the management of refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest …

Background Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) therapy is increasingly used for cardiac and
respiratory support postcardiotomy, refractory cardiogenic shock and cardiopulmonary …

Background Research evaluating hemostatic agents for the treatment of clinically significant
bleeding has been hampered by inconsistency and lack of standardized primary clinical trial …

Background The optimal venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO)
cannulation strategy in patients with postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock is still debatable …

Aims Veno-arterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for post-
cardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCS) after adult cardiac surgery is associated with …

Abstract REFERENCES 1 Duchnowski P, Hryniewiecki T, Ku'smierczyk M, Szymanski P.
Performance of the EuroSCORE II and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons score in patients …

Decreased functional capacity in post-cardiac surgery often leads to muscle atrophy and
inactivity. Prolonged bed rest is the main contributor to the delay in recovery. This study …

Background: The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score was originally described
as a marker of survival in chronic liver disease. More recently, MELD and its derivatives …