Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Post Cardiotomy Acute Right Ventricle Failure in Adults

Myriad surgical and medical remedies including Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) are being employed for acute right ventricle with varying results. Very few cases have been documented in literature regarding the role of VA ECMO for right ventricular failure after open heart surgery. We retrospectively analyzed all cases eliciting VA ECMO for post-operative right heart failure over a period of 24 months. Data was completely delineated for demography, pre-operative patient status at length, brief venipuncture course, indications for VA ECMO and its outcome after institution.