Best Management Practices on Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support: Joint Consensus Report of the PeriOperative Quality Initiative and the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society

Effective use of temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS) mandates a multifaceted understanding of patient physiology, device technology, procedural techniques, patient-device interactions, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The consensus statement presented here endeavors to provide clinicians with a practical roadmap incorporating evidence-based best practices in several key areas that delineate the initial priorities in mechanical ventilation, anticoagulation, sedation, and monitoring for patients requiring tMCS.