Evaluation of prognosis in patients with respiratory failure requiring venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Purpose: In this study, we analyzed the respiratory status and the prognosis of patients, including adults with acute respiratory failure requiring venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) to maintain respiratory status. We then evaluated the differences between patients who could be removed from VV ECMO and those who could not.

Patients And Methods: From January 2003 to December 2008, eleven patients in our hospital required VV ECMO for severe acute respiratory failure.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure: comparison of venovenous versus venoarterial bypass.

Purpose: This study compared the respiratory status before and during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients receiving venovenous (VV) and venoarterial (VA) ECMO to evaluate the choice of ECMO in patients with respiratory failure.

Method: Between January 2003 and December 2007, 16 patients with respiratory failure required ECMO. Venovenous bypass and VA bypass were used in 9 cases (VV group) and 7 cases (VA group), respectively.

Fulminant myocarditis treated with percutaneous cardiopulmonary support system (PCPS).

Purpose: Fulminant myocarditis is characterized by rapid and extensive hemodynamic compromise occurring in a previously healthy patient. The patients sometimes require mechanical circulatory support to maintain systemic perfusion. The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical course of patients with fulminant myocarditis treated with a percutaneous cardiopulmonary support system (PCPS).

Factors for successful weaning from a percutaneous cardiopulmonary support system (PCPS) in patients with low cardiac output syndrome after cardiovascular surgery.

The objective of this study was to analyze the early predictive factors for successful weaning from a percutaneous cardiopulmonary support system (PCPS) in patients with low cardiac output syndrome after cardiovascular surgery. A total of 938 patients underwent cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) from January 1991 to September 2006 at Gunma University Hospital. Of these 938 patients, 13 (1.

Factors for weaning from a percutaneous cardiopulmonary support system (PCPS) in patients with severe cardiac failure: a comparative study in weaned and nonweaned patients.

The percutaneous cardiopulmonary support system (PCPS) has been widely accepted for the treatment of patients with severe cardiac failure. This system, which uses Seldinger's method through a percutaneous approach, enables rapid application in emergency situations. However, the indication for deployment and discontinuation of PCPS has not yet been established.

Prolonged use for at least 10 days of intraaortic balloon pumping (IABP) for heart failure.

Intraaortic balloon pumping (IABP) is a useful therapy for refractory heart failure. However, the safe duration of this therapy and possible complications due to long-term IABP support remain unclear. In this study, we reviewed retrospectively patients requiring the long-term use of IABP, defined here as 10 days or more, to estimate the background and prognosis of patients undergoing long-term use of IABP.