Protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial evaluating the effects of moderate hypothermia versus normothermia on mortality in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock rescued by venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) (HYPO-ECMO study)

Introduction Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is widely used to support the most severe forms of cardiogenic shock (CS). Nevertheless, despite extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) use, mortality still remains high (50%). Moderate hypothermia (MH) (33°C–34°C) may impro...

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Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Nicolas Girerd, Audrey Jacquot, Xavier Lepage, Ludovic Merckle, Bruno Levy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/10/e031697.full