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Published in: Critical Care 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Letter

Microcirculation in cardiogenic shock supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: the need for a homogeneous population and strict evolution assessment

Authors: Santiago Montero, Juliette Chommeloux, Guillaume Franchineau, Alain Combes, Matthieu Schmidt

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2018

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Excerpt

We read with great interest the article by Yeh et al. about microcirculation in cardiogenic shock supported by venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) [1]. We would like to commend the authors for their efforts to shed some light on this promising field. However, we would like to comment on several points. …
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Metadata
Title
Microcirculation in cardiogenic shock supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: the need for a homogeneous population and strict evolution assessment
Authors
Santiago Montero
Juliette Chommeloux
Guillaume Franchineau
Alain Combes
Matthieu Schmidt
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-018-2214-7

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