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Nosocomial Infections in Adult Cardiogenic Shock Patients Supported by Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

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2012

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Matthieu Schmidt, Nicolas Bréchot, Sara Hariri, Marguerite Guiguet, Charles‐Édouard Luyt, Ralouka Makri, Pascal Leprince, J.-L. Trouillet, Alain Pavie, Jean Chastre,
Clinical Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Cardiogenic shock patients who received the latest generation VA-ECMO still had a high risk of developing NIs, particularly VAP. Strategies aimed at preventing these infections may improve the outcomes of these critically ill patients.

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