RIFLE classification is predictive of short-term prognosis in critically ill patients with acute renal failure supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

CY Lin, YC Chen, FC Tsai, YC Tian… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been utilized for critically
ill patients, such as those with post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock or life-threatening …

Prognosis of patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: the impact of acute kidney injury on mortality

YC Chen, FC Tsai, CH Chang, CY Lin, CC Jenq… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been utilized for
patients in critical condition, such as those with life-threatening respiratory failure or …

[HTML][HTML] miR-181b targets semaphorin 3A to mediate TGF-β–induced endothelial-mesenchymal transition related to atrial fibrillation

YJ Lai, FC Tsai, GJ Chang, SH Chang… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Atrial fibrosis is an essential contributor to atrial fibrillation (AF). It remains unclear whether
atrial endocardial endothelial cells (AEECs) that undergo endothelial-mesenchymal transition …

Using extracorporeal life support to resuscitate adult postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock: treatment strategies and predictors of short-term and midterm survival

MY Wu, PJ Lin, MY Lee, FC Tsai, JJ Chu, YS Chang… - Resuscitation, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Postcardiotomy extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is a resource-demanding
therapy with varied results among institutions. An organized protocol was necessary to …

[HTML][HTML] Acute kidney injury in adults receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

YC Chen, FC Tsai, JT Fang, CW Yang - Journal of the Formosan Medical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been utilized for critically ill patients
such as patients with postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock or life-threatening respiratory failure. …

Evaluation of outcome scoring systems for patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

CY Lin, FC Tsai, YC Tian, CC Jenq, YC Chen… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used in critical
conditions such as life-threatening respiratory failure or postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock. …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for postcardiotomy shock

SW Chen, FC Tsai, YS Lin, CH Chang, DY Chen… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a widely used technique for
treating postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCS); however, no study has compared the long-…

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of mortality in patients successfully weaned from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

WW Chang, FC Tsai, TY Tsai, CH Chang, CC Jenq… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Purpose Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been utilized for critically ill
patients, such as those with life-threatening respiratory failure or post-cardiotomy cardiogenic …

Blunt traumatic cardiac rupture: therapeutic options and outcomes

YY Nan, MS Lu, KS Liu, YK Huang, FC Tsai, JJ Chu… - Injury, 2009 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Cardiac rupture following blunt thoracic trauma is rarely encountered by
clinicians, since it commonly causes death at the scene. With advances in traumatology, blunt …

Impact of acute kidney injury on one-year survival after surgery for aortic dissection

HS Tsai, FC Tsai, YC Chen, LS Wu, SW Chen… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment is an option for both type A aortic dissection and complicated
type B aortic dissection. Acute kidney injury (AKI) influences the disease course after …