The Economics of ECMO: Geographic Variation in Medicare Reimbursement
Priya Joshi and colleagues conducted an evaluation of geographic variation in Medicare reimbursement for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) using 2022 CMS Inpatient Provider Utilization and Payment Data. This retrospective cross-sectional analysis included hospital records assigned to MS-DRG 003, which encompasses ECMO or tracheostomy with mechanical ventilation for more than 96 hours. Hospital-level data were linked…
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Femoro-Axillary VA-ECMO: Why Stable PCWP May Not Reflect Stable LV Loading
A recent Critical Care commentary by Coveliers and colleagues re-examines whether pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) accurately reflects left ventricular (LV) loading during femoro-axillary venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). The commentary addresses a study in which increasing ECMO flow from 2 to 4 L/min produced minimal changes in PCWP, prompting the original investigators to suggest…
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Angled Aortic Cannulation and Cerebral Embolic Transport During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Nafis M. Arefin and Bryan C. Good examined the impact of arterial cannula orientation on hemodynamics during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using patient-specific computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Four anatomically distinct ascending aortic models: pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric, were reconstructed from imaging data to compare the conventional 90° (perpendicular) cannulation technique with a 30° angled approach….
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Angled Aortic Cannulation and Cerebral Embolic Transport During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
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The Economics of ECMO: Geographic Variation in Medicare Reimbursement
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Femoro-Axillary VA-ECMO: Why Stable PCWP May Not Reflect Stable LV Loading
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Perspectives on Acute Decompensated RV Failure in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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The Influence of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Duration on Mortality and Mid-Term Survival in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair
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