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Outcome of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Friday, September 18, 2020

Submitted by

Emily Robinson

Source

Source Name: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaa089

Author(s)

An-Hsun Chou, Victor Chien-Chia Wu, Dong-Yi Chen, Kuo-Chun Hung, Shang-Hung Chang, Pao-Hsien Chu, Shao-Wei Chen

Chou et al. analyzed a nationwide ECMO register regarding patients with liver cirrhosis. They identified 233 patients, which represents 3.3% of all 7003 patients. These patients had a very high one-year mortality of more than 95%. Therefore, the authors conclude that ECMO should be used very carefully in patients with known liver cirrhosis.