Impact of levosimendan on weaning from peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in intensive care unit

Abstract Background Few data are available on the impact of levosimendan in refractory cardiogenic shock patients undergoing peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of levosimendan on VA-ECMO weaning in patients hospital...

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Main Authors: Shamir Vally, Cyril Ferdynus, Romain Persichini, Bruno Bouchet, Eric Braunberger, Hugo Lo Pinto, Olivier Martinet, David Vandroux, Thomas Aujoulat, Jérôme Allyn, Nicolas Allou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-019-0503-1