Extracorporeal life support to terminate refractory ventricular tachycardia

Feng‐Chun Tsai, Yao-Chang Wang, Yao‐Kuang Huang, Chi‐Nan Tseng, Meng‐Yu Wu, Yu‐Sheng Chang, Jaw‐Ji Chu, Pyng Jing Lin

Critical Care Medicine · 2007 · 64 citations · 11 references

Abstract

Using ECLS to terminate refractory ventricular tachycardia proved effective for selected patients when conventional therapeutic options were exhausted. Early deployment of ECLS to prevent secondary organ injury, maintain sufficient cardiac unloading, and avoid complications during ECLS support was central to successful outcomes.

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