Temperature Outcomes without heater cooler units in adult patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: Heater-cooler units (HCUs) are frequently incorporated into extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuits to help maintain patient normothermia. However, these devices may be associated with increased cost and infection risk. This study describes our institution's experience managing adult ECMO patients without the routine use of in-circuit HCUs.

Distal Perfusion Cannulation and Limb Complications in Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

The utility of distal perfusion cannula (DPC) placement for the prevention of limb complications in patients undergoing femoral venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is poorly characterized. Patients undergoing femoral VA ECMO cannulation at two institutions were retrospectively assessed. Patients were grouped into those who did and those who did not receive a DPC at the time of primary cannulation.

Incidence, risk factors, and prognostic impact of re-exploration for bleeding after cardiac surgery: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Postoperative re-exploration for bleeding (RB) is a frequent complication following cardiac surgery. We aim to assess incidence, risk factors, and prognostic significance of RB in a large cohort of cardiac patients.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed prospectively collected data for all patients who underwent cardiac surgery at our institution from 2007 to 2015.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge through Chemotherapy in B-Cell Lymphoma.

A 41-year-old female presented with a large anterior mediastinal mass adjacent to the heart. Biopsy demonstrated lymphoma. Upon administration of chemotherapy, she developed cardiogenic shock requiring a 5-day course of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge through her treatment.

Variability in End-Organ Perfusion with Femoral-Femoral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Aortographic Evidence.

In femoral-femoral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO), the outflow of oxygenated blood from the circuit enters the aorta in retrograde fashion. As a result, variability in end-organ oxygenation (e.g.