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SUBMITTER: Guilherme E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7367381 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guilherme Enrique E Jacquet-Lagrèze Matthias M Pozzi Matteo M Achana Felix F Armoiry Xavier X Fellahi Jean-Luc JL
Critical care (London, England) 20200716 1
<h4>Background</h4>Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) has been increasingly used over the last decade in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock. ECMO weaning can, however, be challenging and lead to circulatory failure and death. Recent data suggest a potential benefit of levosimendan for ECMO weaning. We sought to further investigate whether the use of levosimendan could decrease the rate of ECMO weaning failure in adult patients with refractory cardiogenic shock.<h ...[more]