Peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support expands the application of robot-assisted coronary artery bypass.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Robot-assisted coronary artery bypass (RCAB) is typically not offered to higher risk patients with reduced cardiopulmonary function, critical coronary artery disease, and challenging chest wall anatomy. In this study, we report the novel use of nonemergency intraoperative peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as partial cardiopulmonary support during RCAB for patients who were considered high-risk candidates for conventional CAB and at the same time not eligible for RCAB without cardiopulmonary support.

Methods

Forty-five high risk patients (mean age, 68 years; Society of Thoracic Surgeons score, 6.27%; ejection fraction, 45%) underwent RCAB with nonemergency peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for the following indications: inability to

SUBMITTER: Patel V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9716230 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature