Current role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the management of trauma patients: Indications and results

Table 2 Common indications for veno-arterial-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use[9,18-21]

Generally accepted indications	Indications under consideration
Cardiogenic shock (due to, e.g., acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, fulminant myocarditis, etc)	Massive pulmonary embolism
Cardiac arrest in the setting of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation	Sepsis-associated cardiomyopathy
Post-cardiotomy cardiac failure	Pulmonary hypertension
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