Obesity is not a contraindication to veno-arterial extracorporeal life support.

Michael SalnaJustin FriedYuji KakuDaniel BrodieGabriel SayerNir UrielYoshifumi NakaKoji Takeda

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)

In conclusion, with the rising global prevalence of obesity, the results of our study suggest that clinicians need not treat obesity as a negative prognostic factor in cardiogenic shock requiring ECLS.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
prognostic factors
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
palliative care
skeletal muscle
body mass index