Early outcomes of moderate-to-high-risk pediatric congenital cardiac surgery and predictors of extracorporeal circulatory life support requirement

• Main Authors: Mimi Xiaoming Deng (Author), Christoph Haller (Author), Kasey Moss (Author), Sudipta Saha (Author), Kyle Runeckles (Author), Chun-Po Steve Fan (Author), Bhavikkumar Langanecha (Author), Alejandro Floh (Author), Anne-Marie Guerguerian (Author), Osami Honjo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundCardiopulmonary failure refractory to medical management after moderate-to-high-risk congenital cardiac surgery may necessitate mechanical support with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). On the extreme, ECMO can also be initiated in the setting of cardiac arrest (ext...