Microcirculatory assessment of patients under VA-ECMO
CRITICAL CARE, cilt.20, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 20
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s13054-016-1519-7
- Dergi Adı: CRITICAL CARE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is an effective technique for providing emergency mechanical circulatory support for patients with cardiogenic shock. VA-ECMO enables a rapid restoration of global systemic organ perfusion, but it has not been found to always show a parallel improvement in the microcirculation. We hypothesized in this study that the response of the microcirculation to the initiation of VA-ECMO might identify patients with increased chances of intensive care unit (ICU) survival.