PMID- 36013374 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220830 IS - 2075-1729 (Print) IS - 2075-1729 (Electronic) IS - 2075-1729 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 8 DP - 2022 Aug 5 TI - Benefits of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Support in Patients with Postcardiotomy Shock Requiring Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. LID - 10.3390/life12081195 [doi] LID - 1195 AB - BACKGROUND: The benefit of the combined use of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) for postcardiotomy shock remains unclear. We aimed to analyse the potential benefits and safety of combining these two devices. METHODS: We enrolled 200 patients treated with either VA-ECMO only or in combination with IABP (ECMO-I group) between January 2012 and January 2021. To adjust the patients' backgrounds, we used propensity score matching for additional analyses, resulting in 57 pairs. The primary endpoint was 30-day survival. Secondary endpoints included successful weaning and complication rates. We also analysed hemodynamic parameters in both groups. RESULTS: After propensity score matching, 30-day survival was better in the ECMO-I group (log-rank p = 0.004). The ECMO-I and ECMO-only groups differed regarding the secondary endpoints, including successful weaning (50.9% and 26.3%, respectively; p = 0.012) and the need for continuous renal replacement therapy (28.1% and 50.9%, p = 0.021). Complication rates were not statistically different between the two groups. CONCLUSION: Compared to VA-ECMO alone, the combined use of VA-ECMO and IABP is beneficial regarding 30-day survival in selected patients with postcardiotomy shock; successful ECMO weaning and freedom from renal replacement therapy is more common in patients supported with VA-ECMO plus IABP. FAU - Radakovic, Dejan AU - Radakovic D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5428-2029 AD - Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Wurzburg, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany. FAU - Penov, Kiril AU - Penov K AD - Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Wurzburg, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany. FAU - Hamouda, Khaled AU - Hamouda K AD - Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Wurzburg, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany. FAU - Madrahimov, Nodir AU - Madrahimov N AD - Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Wurzburg, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany. FAU - Radakovic, Darko AU - Radakovic D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3380-0747 AD - Clinic for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Ruhr-University Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. FAU - Bening, Constanze AU - Bening C AD - Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Wurzburg, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany. FAU - Leyh, Rainer G AU - Leyh RG AD - Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Wurzburg, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany. FAU - Aleksic, Ivan AU - Aleksic I AD - Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Wurzburg, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220805 PL - Switzerland TA - Life (Basel) JT - Life (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101580444 PMC - PMC9409933 OTO - NOTNLM OT - IABP OT - VA-ECMO OT - postcardiotomy shock COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/08/27 06:00 MHDA- 2022/08/27 06:01 PMCR- 2022/08/05 CRDT- 2022/08/26 01:29 PHST- 2022/07/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/08/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/08/26 01:29 [entrez] PHST- 2022/08/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/27 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/08/05 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - life12081195 [pii] AID - life-12-01195 [pii] AID - 10.3390/life12081195 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Life (Basel). 2022 Aug 5;12(8):1195. doi: 10.3390/life12081195.