Fig. 1.
Assessment of left ventricular distension and need for unloading by clinical monitoring. **Impella (Abiomed Inc., Danvers, Massachusetts); *Impella RP (Abiomed Inc.); ^single-lumen cannula; ##single- or double-lumen cannula. ECLS, extracorporeal life support; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump; LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle; OR, operating room; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure. (Reprinted from Lorusso R, Whitman G, Milojevic M, Raffa G, McMullan DM, Boeken U, Haft J, Bermudez C, Shah A, D’Alessandro DA: 2020 EACTS/ELSO/STS/AATS expert consensus on post-cardiotomy extracorporeal life support in adult patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 161:1287–331. Used with permission from Elsevier.)