Central Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (C-VA-ECMO) After Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Single-Center Experience

Overall one-third of patients in the cohort who the authors believe would otherwise have died from postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock survived because C-VA-ECMO was commenced after cardiac surgery. Survival is greater in transplantation patients necessitating this form of support during or immediately after surgery.