Amalie Ling Povlsen, Ole Kristian Lerche Helgestad, Jakob Josiassen, Steffen Christensen, Henrik Frederiksen Højgaard, Jesper Kjærgaard, Christian Hassager, Henrik Schmidt, Lisette Okkels Jensen, Lene Holmvang, Jacob Eifer Møller, Hanne Berg Ravn
PURPOSE: Invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is widely used in patients with cardiogenic shock following acute myocardial infarction (AMICS), but evidence to guide practice remains sparse. We sought to evaluate trends in the rate of IMV utilization, applied settings, and short term-outcome of a contemporary cohort of AMICS patients treated with IMV according to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) at admission. METHODS: Consecutive AMICS patients receiving IMV in an intensive care unit (ICU) at two tertiary centres between 2010 and 2017...
February 27, 2024: International Journal of Cardiology