Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a type of mechanical circulatory support that is increasingly utilized in the United States for severe respiratory and/or cardiac failure refractory to conventional therapies...
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Abstract The use of mechanical circulatory support using percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVAD) has increased rapidly during the last decade without substantial new evidence for their effect on outcome. In..
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Abstract Topic The growing use of acute mechanical circulatory support devices to provide hemodynamic support that has accompanied the increasing prevalence of heart failure and cardiogenic shock, despite significant improvement..
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Abstract Identify complications related to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the literature and map the nursing diagnoses in the face of this problem. Methodology: An integrative review study with a descriptive..
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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is required for patients with refractory cardiac or respiratory failure. Inadequate securement of ECMO cannulae may lead to adverse events, ranging from line kinking to..
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