Louis F. Chai

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiogenic shock in a Jehovah’s witness

Abstract Veno-arterial (V-A) and veno-venous (V-V) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are frequently employed in the management of cardiopulmonary failure in critically ill patients. Utilization, however, is controversial in the Jehovah’s Witness (JW) population as tempor...