Veno arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) is used, for cardiogenic shock, refractory cardiac arrest and post cardiotomy cardiac failure. Bleeding is frequent complications during VA ECMO and is associated with increased mortality. The aim of our study was to identify early factors associated with major bleeding in patients supported by VA ECMO
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Rate of major hemorrhagic episodes defined as follows: loss of over 2g dl-1 of hemoglobin in 24 h, bleeding rate over 20 ml kg-1 day-1 or blood transfusion over 10 ml kg-1 day-1
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 10 years