• Am. J. Crit. Care · Nov 2022

    Echocardiographic Prediction of Successful Weaning From Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

    • Marta Alonso-Fernandez-Gatta, Soraya Merchan-Gomez, Miryam Gonzalez-Cebrian, Alejandro Diego-Nieto, Javier Gonzalez-Martin, Ines Toranzo-Nieto, Alfredo Barrio, Francisco Martin-Herrero, and Pedro L Sanchez.
    • Marta Alonso-Fernandez-Gatta is a cardiologist at University Hospital of Salamanca-Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain and takes part in the Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Cardio vasculares (CIBER-CV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
    • Am. J. Crit. Care. 2022 Nov 1; 31 (6): 483493483-493.

    BackgroundWeaning from venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) support fails in 30% to 70% of patients.ObjectiveTo explore the utility of echocardiographic parameters in predicting successful disconnection from VA-ECMO.MethodsPatients receiving VA-ECMO in a referral hospital were included. The relationships between echocardiographic parameters during the weaning trial and weaning success (survival > 24 hours after VA-ECMO explant and no death from cardiogenic shock, heart failure, or cardiac arrest during the hospital stay) and survival were evaluated.ResultsOf 85 patients included, 61% had successful weaning. Parameters significantly related to weaning success were higher left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF; 40% in patients with weaning success vs 30% in patients with weaning failure, P = .01), left ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral (15 cm vs 11 cm, P = .01), aortic valve opening in every cycle (98% vs 91% of patients, P = .01), and normal qualitative right ventricular function (60% vs 42% of patients, P = .02). The LVEF remained as an independent predictor of weaning success (hazard ratio, 0.938; 95% CI, 0.888-0.991; P = .02). An LVEF >33.4% was the optimal cutoff value to discriminate patients with successful weaning (area under the curve, 0.808; sensitivity, 93%; specificity, 72%) and was related to higher survival at discharge (60% vs 20%, P < .001).ConclusionAmong weaning trial echocardiographic parameters, LVEF was the only independent predictor of successful VA-ECMO weaning. An LVEF >33.4% was the optimal cutoff value to discriminate patients with successful weaning and was related to final survival.©2022 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

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