Adult: Mechanical Circulatory Support: Expert Consensus Document From EACTS, ELSO, STS, & AATS2020 EACTS/ELSO/STS/AATS expert consensus on post-cardiotomy extracorporeal life support in adult patients
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EACTS/ELSO/STS/AATS Committee Reviewers: Rakesh Christopher Arora (Canada), Nick Freemantle (UK), Christoph Knosalla (Germany), Graeme Maclaren (Singapore), Evgenij V. Potapov (Germany), Christoph Schmid (Germany), Kiran Shekar (Australia), Scott Silvestri (USA), and Alexander Wahba (Norway).
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R. Lorusso, G. Whitman, and M. Milojevic contributed equally to this work.
The article has been co-published with permission in the The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, and the ASAIO Journal. The articles are identical except for minor stylistic and spelling differences in keeping with each journal’s style. Either citation can be used when citing this article.