Haemodynamic Assessment of Patients Supported on Veno-Arterial Membrane Oxygenation with Concurrent Evaluation of Echocardiographic Findings

Abstract

Introduction: Intrinsic cardiac output is not accurately assessed with thermo-dilution or pulse contour analysis in veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). Pulse pressure (PP) is thought to be a surrogate marker for intrinsic cardiac output. We compare invasive haemodynamic parameters with echocardiography (EC) findings.