A Plea for Adoption of the Common ECLS Nomenclature

Written By CCRG

Letter to the Editor

Brewer JM, Broman LM, Maybauer MO ASAIO J DOI 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002040

In a retrospective cohort study of adult patients with right ventricular failure requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the authors compared outcomes of patients supported with a single-site, dual lumen cannula versus dual-site, single lumen cannulas. The authors found no significant difference in mortality between the two groups but concluded that there was a potential benefit in favor of the single-site, dual lumen cannulation configuration.

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