Current strategy of temporary circulatory support for severe cardiac failure after operation

After open heart operations about 1% of patients still need temporary circulatory support for severe cardiac failure, and over half of those patients die during or after the support. This study assessed the efficacy of the current strategy of circulatory support.We assessed clinical outcome of 64 consecutive patients (1.5% of pump cases) who had temporary circulatory support associated with perioperative variables. The results were analyzed by...