The influence of advanced age on venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation outcomes.
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Abstract | :
Ethical and health care economic concerns surround the use of venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in elderly patients. Patients requiring VA-ECMO are often in critical condition and the decision to cannulate is time-sensitive. We investigated the relationship between age and VA-ECMO outcomes to better inform this decision. |
Year of Publication | :
2018
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Journal | :
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
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Date Published | :
2018
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ISSN Number | :
1010-7940
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URL | :
https://academic.oup.com/ejcts/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/ejcts/ezx510
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DOI | :
10.1093/ejcts/ezx510
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Short Title | :
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
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