Posts by Gaston A. Cudemus Deseda, MD
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Multidisciplinary, Protocolized ECMO Team Substantially Improves In-Hospital Survival
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a "team sport," researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital say. In the largest single-center review of ECMO outcomes to date, they found that implementing a protocolized, multidisciplinary approach significantly improved in-hospital survival.
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The Links Between Echocardiographically Determined Biventricular Function and Prognosis
Massachusetts General Hospital regularly performs ECMO in adults, and cardiac anesthesiologists here recently investigated the links between echocardiographically determined biventricular function and prognosis.
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First Minimally-invasive Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in New England Performed at Mass General
Physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital recently became the first team in New England to perform a transcatheter mitral valve replacement in a non-calcified mitral valve.
