A trend towards reduced Intensive Care (ICU) and hospital length of stay after decannulation was noted, although it did not reach statistical significance.
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Assessment of percutaneous closure for decannulation of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective study.
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Moreover, device failure rates have shown a decreasing trend over time as operator experience evolves. 11 – 13 The authors propose that the study period coincident with the centre’s learning may underestimate the technique’s full potential impact, due to inherent complications associated with the learning phase.