Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in circulatory and respiratory failure - A single-center experience.

Introduction: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) provides mechanical pulmonary and circulatory support for patients with shock refractory to conventional medical therapy. In this study we aim to describe the indications, clinical characteristics, complications and mortality associated with use of ECMO in a single tertiary hospital.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study of all patients supported with ECMO in two different intensive care units (general and cardiac), from the first patient cannulated in April 2011 up to October 2016.

[Influence of the time of myocardial ischemia on the electrocardiographic conduction intervals after surgical correction of aortic valvular stenosis].

Unlabelled: The development of conduction disturbances after aortic valve replacement is a well-known complication. Since during the surgical procedure it is necessary to use extracorporeal circulation, it is plausible that the degree of myocardial ischemia (secondary to clamping of the aorta) contributes to the increase of the electrocardiographic conduction intervals.

Aim: To understand if the time of myocardial ischemia performed at the surgical correction of valvular aortic stenosis is associated with increased post-operatory electrocardiographic PR, QRS and QT intervals.