Table 1 Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Recommended Indications for ECMO in Adult Patients with Cardiac Failure [12]
From: Mechanical circulatory support in the new era: an overview
- Inadequate tissue perfusion manifested as hypotension and low cardiac output despite adequate intravascular volume. | |
- Shock persisting despite volume administration, inotropes and vasoconstrictors, and intra‐aortic balloon counter‐pulsation if appropriate. | |
- Typical causes: Acute myocardial infarction, myocarditis, peripartum cardiomyopathy, decompensated chronic heart failure, post cardiotomy shock. | |
- Septic shock is an indication in some centers. |