title: Circulatory support system as a bridge to decision in patients with refractory acute cardiogenic shock: is there a space for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation?
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santise
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sciacca
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Ancona
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pilato
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003657:Decision Making; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome