Table 4.

Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s Criteria for VA-ECMO Use in the COVID-19 Era

Criteria for Consideration of VA-ECMO	Contraindication
SCAI criteria C or D	SCAI criteria E (extremis)
SAVE score ≥1	Age >60 y
Minimal comorbidities	Severe peripheral vascular disease
	Septic shock as primary etiology
	Acute stroke
	Contraindication to anticoagulation
	End-stage renal failure

SAVE, Survival After Veno-Arterial ECMO; SCAI, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions; VA-ECMO, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.