Timing of Initiation of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support and Outcomes Among Patients With Cardiogenic Shock.
Jacob Colin JentzerStavros G DrakosCraig H SelzmanClark OwyangFelipe TeranJoseph E TonnaPublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)
Longer delays from admission to ECMO initiation were associated with higher a mortality rate in a large-scale, international registry. Our analysis supports optimization of door-to-support time and the avoidance of inappropriately delayed ECMO initiation.