Predictors of successful weaning from veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO): A systematic review and meta-analysis.
BackgroundVenoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) use to support patients in cardiac failure is increasing.Despite this increased use, predicting successful weaning from ECMO can be challenging, no uniform guidelines on weaning exist.Therefore, we completed a systematic review to evaluate prognostic factors that predict successf