Awake venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiogenic shock.
Santiago MonteroFlorent HuangMercedes Rivas-LasarteJuliette ChommelouxPierre DemondionNicolas BréchotGuillaume HékimianGuillaume FranchineauRomain PersichiniCharles-Édouard LuytCosme Garcia-GarciaAntoni Bayés-GenísGuillaume LebretonJuan CincaPascal LeprinceAlain CombesJesus Alvarez-GarciaMatthieu SchmidtPublished in: European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care (2021)
An 'awake ECMO' management in VA-ECMO-supported CS patients is feasible, safe, and associated with improved short- and long-term outcomes.