ArticleAnnals of cardiothoracic surgery2019
Outcomes of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiogenic shock: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Outcome and complications in postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock treated with extracorporeal life support - a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Pooled it
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for critically ill adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Subclavian or axillary artery cannulation for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A systematic review.JTCVS open · 2026Article
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- Sex Differences in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Receiving Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.Korean circulation journal · 2025Article
- Perclose ProGlide closure devices vs. surgical removal for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation decannulation: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Epigenomic biomarkers insights in PBMCs for prognostic assessment of ECMO-treated cardiogenic shock patients.Clinical epigenetics · 2024Article
- Mortality Predictors and Neurological Outcomes Following Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (eCPR): A Single-Center Retrospective Study.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Article
- ECMO Support in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock: Risk Factors for Mortality.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Influence of Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Integrated Hemoadsorption on the Early Reversal of Multiorgan and Microcirculatory Dysfunction and Outcome of Refractory Cardiogenic Shock.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiogenic shock: a meta-analysis of mortality and complications.Annals of intensive care · 2022Article
- Predictors associated with mortality of extracorporeal life support therapy for acute heart failure: single-center experience with 679 patients.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
- Mechanical circulatory support in patients with cardiogenic shock not secondary to cardiotomy: a network meta-analysis.Heart failure reviews · 2022Review
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2022Review
- Mechanical circulatory support in acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock: Challenges and importance of randomized control trials.Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions · 2021Review
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Rescue Therapy in Post-cardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock: A Case Report.Romanian journal of anaesthesia and intensive care · 2020Article
- Short-term mechanical circulatory support: Transitioning the patient to the next stage.JTCVS open · 2020Article
- Left Ventricle Unloading with Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiogenic Shock. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite advances in management techniques and medical therapy, refractory cardiogenic shock remains a life-threatening condition with high mortality rates. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aims to explore the outcomes associated with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) use in the setting of refractory cardiogenic shock, stratified per survivorship.
methodsA literature search was performed using three electronic databases from the date of their inception up to June 2018. The literature search and subsequent data extraction were performed by two independent reviewers. Digitized survival data were extracted from Kaplan-Meier curves in order to re-create the original patient data using an iterative algorithm and were subsequently aggregated for analysis.
resultsFifty-two studies were included, with 44 undergoing quantitative analysis. A total of 17,515 patients were identified, with a mean age of 58.4±9.4 years and a mean duration of ECMO support of 5.1±2.6 days; 68.7% of the patients were male. Aggregated survival rates at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years were 36.7%, 34.8%, 33.8% and 29.9%, respectively.
conclusionsThe present systematic review illustrates the expected survival results for VA-ECMO in the intermediate- to long-term. Extended follow-up and standardized reporting measures are urgently needed in order to carry out more definitive subgroup analyses.
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