Organ support & nutrition

ECPella 5+ in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock: Potential for Improved Outcomes

J Cardiothorac Vasc AnesthPublished Literature review with single-centre case series

Authors' conclusion

These findings suggest that Impella 5+ may further improve outcomes of ECPella.

Study context

Population
Patients with cardiogenic shock treated with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) and Impella (ECPella)24 articles
Exposure
ECPella 5+ vs all ECPella combinations
Outcome
Mortality
Methodological detailsdescriptive, Cohort treated between January 2022 and May 2023, 84 studies published in Pubmed between January 2017 and October 2023 evaluated
  • Descriptive
  • Cohort treated between January 2022 and May 2023
  • 84 studies published in Pubmed between January 2017 and October 2023 evaluated

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Mortality (published studies)

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

OutcomeValues
Mortality, single-centre contemporary cohortOur patient 30%

Mortality, single-centre contemporary cohort

Consistent with the published ECPella 5+ mortality

Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.

Original publication

ECPella 5+ in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock: Potential for Improved Outcomes. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 12 February 2025. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2025.02.017

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