One Limb or Two? Does It Make a Difference in Femoral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation?

Affiliations

¹ Heart and Vascular Institute, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA.
² Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Surgery, INOVA Fairfax Medical Center, Falls Church, VA.
³ Cardiovascular Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA.

Editorial

Heidi J Dalton et al. Crit Care Med. 2024.

. 2024 Jan 1;52(1):153-155.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006107. Epub 2023 Dec 14.

¹ Heart and Vascular Institute, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA.
² Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Surgery, INOVA Fairfax Medical Center, Falls Church, VA.
³ Cardiovascular Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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