Outcome after veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in elderly patients: A 14-year single-center experience.
Zdenek ProvaznikAlois PhilippThomas MüllerKostiantyn KozakovDirk LunzChristof SchmidBernhard FloerchingerPublished in: Artificial organs (2022)
VA-ECMO support should not be declined in patients only because of advanced age. Mortality and neurological status at hospital discharge and during follow-up were comparable in all age groups.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- respiratory failure
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- mechanical ventilation
- cardiovascular disease
- patient reported outcomes
- intensive care unit
- brain injury
- cerebral ischemia