Incidence and predictors of ischemic cerebrovascular stroke among patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.
Omar HR, Mirsaeidi M, Shumac J, Enten G, Mangar D, Camporesi EM.
Omar HR, et al.
J Crit Care. 2016 Apr;32:48-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.11.009. Epub 2015 Dec 2.
J Crit Care. 2016.
PMID: 26705764
RESULTS: A total of 171 subjects received ECMO (mean age was 51 years, and 74.9% were male) for cardiac or pulmonary indications. Ten subjects (5.8%) developed ischemic stroke during ECMO. Cases with ischemic stroke had a higher mean pre-ECMO lactic acid level (10.6 6.5 …
RESULTS: A total of 171 subjects received ECMO (mean age was 51 years, and 74.9% were male) for cardiac or pulmonary indications. Ten subjec …