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Table 3 Patients treated with V-A ECLS in case of cardiogenic shock.

From: Extracorporeal life support for management of refractory cardiac or respiratory failure: initial experience in a tertiary centre

Patients

Age/Gender

SAPS II at admission

Cardiogenic shock etiology

Intra Aortic Balloon Pump

ECLS duration (hours)

ECLS-related complications

ICU LOS (days)

ICU outcome

Pt 1

43/M

61

Post cardiac arrest heart failure-ARDS in near-drowning

Yes

120

None

26

Survived

Pt 2

55/F

67

Multi Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

No

72

None

5

Non survived

Pt 3

68/M

91

Multi Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

No

24

None

2

Non survived

Pt 4

24/F

47

Post cardiac arrest heart failure

Yes

189

Local bleeding, aneurysm

14

Survived