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Case 16 — Combined support

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Case 16 — Combined support

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VA-ECMO at 4.5 L for refractory shock. Someone dropped in an Impella CP at P-2 “for unload” and left. PCWP 28, pulse pressure 4, smoke in the LV, aortic valve barely opening.

Uncorrected shock, suction, or a misplaced inlet progresses to pre-arrest, then a fail.

Goals

  • · Impella P ≥ 6
  • · PCWP ≤ 18
  • · LV unloaded