ESPAMACS registry. Biannual report 2017-2018

Introduction and objectives: ESPAMACS is the SECTCV's registry for circulatory and respiratory support. It started functioning on 2013 as an evolution of the prior registry from the Grupo de Trabajo de Asistencia Circulatoria. The objective of the current manuscript is presenting a summary of the activity registered. Methods: ESPAMACS is a voluntary registry. Authors have performed a retrospective review of all devices registered between 2017 and 2018. Results: Between 2017-2018, 35 long-term support devices were registered. A number of 378 short-term devices were included in the registry during the same period (303 extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, 30 biventricular assist device, 41 left ventricular assist device y 5 right ventricular assist device). Hospital survival for long-term devices was 80%. Short-term devices present lower rates of survival that varies between 25 and 60%. Conclusions: Long-term devices show a steady increase from previous years. There is a significant increase in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation implant, for multiple indications. Despite this growing in the number of implants, results remain similar to previous years. (C) 2019 Sociedad Espanola de Cirugia Toracica-Cardiovascular. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.