2017
Achieving safe and expeditious distal limb perfusion in femoral venoarterial extracorporeal life support
Arnaoutakis GJ, Acker MA, Vallabhajosyula P. Achieving safe and expeditious distal limb perfusion in femoral venoarterial extracorporeal life support. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2017, 153: 371-372. PMID: 28104195, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenoarterial extracorporeal life supportDistal limb perfusionExtracorporeal life supportLimb perfusionLife supportPerfusion
2016
Lower-extremity complications with femoral extracorporeal life support
Vallabhajosyula P, Kramer M, Lazar S, McCarthy F, Rame E, Wald J, Szeto W, Williams M, Atluri P, Desai N, Acker M. Lower-extremity complications with femoral extracorporeal life support. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2016, 151: 1738-1744. PMID: 27207130, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.11.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemoral artery groupLower extremity complicationsExtracorporeal life supportSuperficial femoral arteryFemoral artery cannulationArtery groupFemoral arteryArtery cannulationLife supportMultiorgan failureComplication rateMean agePerfusion strategyFemoral artery repairLower extremity perfusionFemoral artery approachPatients' mean ageEmergency thromboembolectomyHospital mortalityAngiographic confirmationArtery approachArtery repairKnee amputationPercutaneous cannulationRetrospective review
2014
Extracorporeal life support as rescue strategy for out-of-hospital and emergency department cardiac arrest
Johnson NJ, Acker M, Hsu CH, Desai N, Vallabhajosyula P, Lazar S, Horak J, Wald J, McCarthy F, Rame E, Gray K, Perman SM, Becker L, Cowie D, Grossestreuer A, Smith T, Gaieski DF. Extracorporeal life support as rescue strategy for out-of-hospital and emergency department cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2014, 85: 1527-1532. PMID: 25201611, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.08.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAgedCardiopulmonary ResuscitationConfidence IntervalsEmergency Service, HospitalExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart ArrestHospital MortalityHumansLife Support SystemsMaleMiddle AgedOut-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestPhiladelphiaProspective StudiesRegistriesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsEmergency department cardiac arrestED cardiac arrestCardiac arrestLife supportRescue strategyUrban academic medical centerInitiation of ECLSHours of admissionInitial cardiac rhythmExtracorporeal life supportPulseless ventricular tachycardiaInitial cardiac arrestConventional cardiopulmonary resuscitationAcademic medical centerHospital dischargeIschemic eventsConsecutive patientsPrimary outcomePatient selectionInstitution experienceVentricular tachycardiaECLS cannulationVentricular fibrillationCardiopulmonary resuscitationMedical Center