The ABCDE approach to difficult weaning from venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Abstract Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) has been increasingly applied in patients with cardiogenic shock in recent years. Nevertheless, many patients cannot be successfully weaned from VA ECMO support and 1-year mortality remains high. A systematic approach could help to...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Critical Care
Main Authors: Christiaan L. Meuwese, Daniel Brodie, Dirk W. Donker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-04089-8