Central extracorporeal circulatory life support (cecls) in selected patients with critical cardiogenic shock

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• who: Leonie Schmack and colleagues from the This is a single-center, retrospective, case-control study, including all patients fulfilling the criteria of CS at the West German Heart and Vascular center Essen (WHGZ) between , and , and who were treated with central ECLS (cECLS)Postcardiotomy patients were excluded from the study. We investigated patient characteristics at cECLS implementation as well as the reasons for secondary implantation of a cECLS if other assist devices were already in place. We also studied clinical assessment tools such as available hemodynamics, use of intravenous vasopressors or inotropes, antibiotics, and clinical course . . .
  

   

  

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