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Background
This study evaluated the utilization and outcomes of postcardiotomy mechanical circulatory support (MCS).
Methods
This was a retrospective, single institution analysis of adult cardiac surgery cases that required de novo MCS following surgery from 2011 to 2018. Patients that were bridged with MCS to surgery were excluded. The primary outcomes were early operative mortality and longitudinal...
Background
This study compared outcomes of patients bridged with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) following the recent heart allocation policy change.
Methods
The United Network of Organ Sharing Registry (UNOS) database was queried to examine OHT patients between 2010 and 2020 that were bridged with ECMO. Waitlist outcomes and 1‐year posttransplant...
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