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World J Crit Care Med. Mar 9, 2025; 14(1): 96694
Published online Mar 9, 2025. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v14.i1.96694
Table 4 Contraindications for veno-arterial-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation[9,21-23]
Absolute contraindications
Relative contraindications
Unrecoverable cardiac conditionContraindication to anticoagulation
Short life expectancy (generally less than 1 year)Aortic dissection
Preexisting conditions with significant mortality rates and/or those that are incompatible with adequate recoveryAortic regurgitation
Chronic aortic insufficiency (inconsistencies within the literature regarding this contraindication)Morbid obesity
Incompatibilities with patient’s goal of carePeripheral vascular disease
Advanced age (inconsistencies within the literature regarding this contraindication)