ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Therapy of Cardiogenic Shock (ECMO-CS)
Cardiogenic Shock
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Cardiogenic Shock
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients must fulfil criteria for rapidly deteriorating (A) or severe (B) cardiogenic shock:
A. Rapidly deteriorating cardiogenic shock is defined as progressive hemodynamic instability necessitating repeated bolus administration of vasopressors to maintain mean arterial pressure > 50 mmHg + impaired left ventricle systolic function (Left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) < 35% or LVEF 35-55% in case of severe mitral regurgitation or aortic stenosis) or
B. In severe cardiogenic shock all following criteria should be met:
Hemodynamic:
Cardiac Index (CI) < 2.2 L/min/m2 + norepinephrine dose > 0.1 μg/kg/min + dobutamin dose > 5 μg/kg/min or Systolic blood pressure < 100 mmHg + norepinephrine dose > 0.2 μg/kg/min + dobutamin dose > 5 μg/kg/min + (LVEF < 35% or LVEF 35-55% + severe mitral regurgitation or aortic stenosis)
Metabolic:
Lactate - two consecutive values ≥ 3 mmol/L (with at least 30 min between samples), with non-decreasing trend on steady doses of inotropes and/or vasopressors or SvO2 - two consecutive values < 50% (with at least 30 min between measurements), with non-increasing trend on steady doses of inotropes and/or vasopressors
- Hypovolemia must be excluded:
Central venous pressure > 7 mmHg or pulmonary capillary wedge pressure > 12 mmHg
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age < 18 years
- Life expectancy lower than 1 year
- High suspicion of pulmonary emboli or cardiac tamponade as a cause of shock
- Significant bradycardia or tachycardia which might be responsible for hemodynamic instability and not treated by pacing or cardioversion
- Cardiac arrest survivors remaining comatose
- Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
- Peripheral artery disease disabling insertion of outflow cannula to femoral artery
- Moderate to severe aortic regurgitation
- Aortic dissection
- Uncontrolled bleeding or TIMI major bleeding within last 6 months
- Known encephalopathy
Sites / Locations
- Na Homolce Hospital
- Regional Hospital Liberec
- University Hospital Pilsen
- General University Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Invasive
Conservative
Immediate veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Early conservative therapy according to standard practice