impella RP for RV support has no oxygenation


  • RV support
  • from IJ to IVC to RV to PA
  • pushing blood forward from RV to PA
  • Not like VA Ecmo: no lung support. Just RV support and pushing blood. No oxygenation
  • different from tandem protek (tandem protek duo is RV Ecmo) in that tandem can have oxygenation support12

Footnotes

  1. CHEST Board Review Critical Care?

  2. 2025-08-07 critical care fellow lecture MCS