Publications by authors named "Eva Leonardy"

The vasoactive inotropic score (VIS) is calculated as a weighted sum of all administered vasopressor and inotropic medications and quantifies the amount of pharmacological cardiovascular support in patients with the most severe combined cardiopulmonary failure supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This study evaluated (1) whether VIS prior to the initiation of ECMO is an independent predictor of survival in these patients and (2) whether VIS might guide the selection of the appropriate extracorporeal cannulation modality (Veno-Venous 'V-V' or Veno-VenoArterial 'V-VA'). In this study, 39 V-VA and 182 V-V ECMO runs were retrospectively analyzed.

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