Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Graft Failure after Heart Transplantation: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Maximize Weaning Rate

Abstract

A multidisciplinary evaluation of ECMO patients done by intensivists, cardiologists, and surgeons may influence weaning and survival rate. Our approach seems to be a safe and reproducible strategy for avoiding left ventricle distension and fluid overload, and for detecting complications that negatively affect outcomes.