Sepsis in postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock patients supported with veno- arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Tarek M Tantway Amr A ArafatMonirah A AlbabtainMakhlouf BelghithAhmed A OsmanMohamed A AboughanimaMuhammad T AbdullatifYoussef A ElshouraMohammed M AlBarak

Published in: The International journal of artificial organs (2023)

Sepsis is a dreaded complication in patients with postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock, especially ECMO-associated sepsis. Preoperative risk factors could predict postoperative sepsis in ECMO patients.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
end stage renal disease
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
respiratory failure
risk factors
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
septic shock
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patients undergoing