Alain Vuylsteke

TL;DR: For patients with H1N1-related ARDS, referral and transfer to an ECMO center was associated with lower hospital mortality compared with matched non-ECMO-referred patients, and the results were robust to sensitivity analyses.

TL;DR: The aim of this paper is to provide physicians, ECMO center directors and coordinators, hospital directors, health-care organizations, and regional, national, and international policy makers a description of the optimal approach to organizing ECMO programs for ARF in adult patients.

TL;DR: Findings indicate that in addition to the previously reported acute renal and vascular safety concerns, aprotinin use is associated with an increased risk of long-term mortality following CABG surgery.

TL;DR: On the basis of this preliminary evidence, rFVIIa may be beneficial for treating bleeding after cardiac surgery, but caution should be applied and further clinical trials are required because there is an increase in the number of critical serious adverse events, including stroke, in those patients randomized to receive rF VIIa.

TL;DR: This document advocates for a multidisciplinary team of experts to guide institutional use of this therapy and the care of patients receiving it, and highlights key aspects of care delivery in this rapidly growing technology.