The usefulness of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock

Authors

  • Mohamed Abouelwafa Critical Care Department, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
  • Waheed Radwan Critical Care Department, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
  • Alia Abdelfattah Critical Care Department, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
  • Akram Abdelbary Critical Care Department, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
  • Mohamed Khaled Critical Care Department, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
  • Wael Samy Critical Care Department, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
  • Mohamed Yousry Critical Care Department, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
  • Ahmed Saed Critical Care Department, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
  • Mahmood Saad Critical Care Department, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.547

Keywords:

VA ECMO, Cardiogenic shock, Myocardial infarction, Lactate, Hemodynamics

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Venoarterial extracorporeal membranous oxygenation is a form of temporary mechanical circulatory support that gets as a salvage technique in patients with cardiogenic shock, we intended to evaluate the effect of (VA ECMO) support on hemodynamics and lactate levels in patients with cardiogenic shock.
AIM: The aim of our study is to detect the ability to introduce veno-arterial extracorporeal membranous oxygenation (VA ECMO) as a temporary extracorporeal life support system (ECLS) in our unit, demonstrate the role of ECMO in cardiogenic shock patients regarding improving hemodynamics and microcirculation, and demonstrate the complications and drawbacks in our first center experience regarding VA ECMO.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a single-centre observational study that included 10 patients admitted with cardiogenic shock for which VA ECMO was used as mechanical circulatory support.
RESULTS: The MAP increased after initiation of the support. It was 41.8 ± 9.3 mmHg and 59.5 ± 6.8 mmHg (P = 0.005). The use of VA ECMO support was associated with a statistically significant decrease in the base deficit (-10.6 ± 4.2 and -6.3 ± 7.4, P = 0.038). The serum lactate declined from 5.9 ± 3.5 mmoL/L to 0.6 ± 4.4 mmoL/L by the use of VA ECMO; a statistically significant change (P = 0.005).
CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that VA ECMO as mechanical support for patients with cardiogenic shock might improve mean arterial blood pressure, base deficit and lactate clearance.

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Published

2019-06-15

How to Cite

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Abouelwafa M, Radwan W, Abdelfattah A, Abdelbary A, Khaled M, Samy W, Yousry M, Saed A, Saad M. The usefulness of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock. Open Access Maced J Med Sci [Internet]. 2019 Jun. 15 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];7(11):1768-73. Available from: https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/oamjms.2019.547

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B - Clinical Sciences

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