Outcome after veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in elderly patients: A 14‐year single‐center experience

Autor: Zdenek Provaznik, Alois Philipp, Thomas Müller, Kozakov Kostiantyn, Dirk Lunz, Christof Schmid, Bernhard Floerchinger
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Popis: Background Use of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in elderly patients is controversial because of presumed poor outcome. Our primary aim was to determine the influence of advanced age on short- and long-term outcome; the secondary aim was to analyze risk factors for impaired outcome. Methods Between January 2006 and June 2020, 645 patients underwent VA-ECMO implantation in our department. The patients were categorized into four groups
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