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Prone Positioning During ECPELLA Support for Cardiogenic Shock: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.

Hiroki Kajiura1, Akinori Sawamura1, Toshio Taniguchi1

  • 1Department of Cardiology, Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital, Ichinomiya 4918558, Aichi, Japan.

Journal of Clinical Medicine
|May 27, 2026
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Summary

Prone positioning improved oxygenation in patients with cardiogenic shock on ECPELLA support. This respiratory strategy was feasible and safe, with manageable complications, suggesting its potential benefit in selected cases.

Keywords:
ECPELLAImpellaatelectasiscardiogenic shockhypoxemiamechanical circulatory supportprone positioningvenoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

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Published on: June 12, 2021

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Pulmonology
  • Critical Care Medicine

Background:

  • Prone positioning enhances oxygenation in acute respiratory distress syndrome.
  • Its use in cardiogenic shock patients on ECPELLA (venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and percutaneous transvalvular microaxial flow pump) is not well-established.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the feasibility and safety of prone positioning in patients with cardiogenic shock receiving ECPELLA support.
  • To assess the impact of prone positioning on respiratory and hemodynamic parameters.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 65 ECPELLA patients; 15 underwent prone positioning for hypoxemic respiratory failure.
  • Respiratory (PaO2/FiO2, dynamic compliance) and hemodynamic variables were measured before and after prone positioning.

Main Results:

  • Prone positioning improved PaO2/FiO2 ratio significantly (145 to 308) and dynamic compliance modestly (33 to 35 mL/cmH2O).
  • Hemodynamic parameters remained stable. Complications included minor bleeding (6.7%) and pressure ulcers (26.7%), all manageable.

Conclusions:

  • Prone positioning is feasible and safe in selected cardiogenic shock patients on ECPELLA.
  • It improves oxygenation without significant hemodynamic compromise, suggesting a potential supportive role.
  • Further multicenter studies are needed to confirm these findings.