title: Initiation and management of adult veno-arterial extracorporeal life support.
abstract: Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) for patients suffering from acute cardiopulmonary collapse is the penultimate therapy to provide hemodynamic stability. Although it can be a life sustaining as well as life-saving therapy, there are important factors that contribute to its success. In this review, we will describe the indications, management, pitfalls and limitations of ECLS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Bassam N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Shukrallah
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Arman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Bryan A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Whitson
keywords: Cardiogenic shock; extracorporeal life support (ECLS); extracorporeal membrane oxygenation