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

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