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 Research
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