LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP IN 1501 PATIENTS AFTER EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION THERAPY FOR REFRACTORY CARDIOGENIC SHOCK

The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical outcome, 30 day- and longterm follow up in patients undergoing extracorperal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for refractory postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock at our high volume tertiary care center. We analyzed all patients undergoing ECMO-Therapie (n=