tandem protek duo is RV Ecmo

• related: cardiac supportive devices
• tags: #literature #cardiology

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• RV support catheter
• duo lumen, RA to PA. Drains out of RA, gets oxygenated, then back to PA
• RV or lung support or both
• VV ecmo if use with oxygenator and RVAD if no oxygenator
• probably best for RV support
• IJ, RA blood out, blood to PA
• offloads RV

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• cardiac supportive devices

  • tandem protek duo is RV Ecmo

• cardiac support devices types and overview

  • tandem protek duo is RV Ecmo

• impella RP for RV support has no oxygenation

  • different from tandem protek (tandem protek duo is RV Ecmo) in that tandem can have oxygenation support[^1][^2]