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ABSTRACT: Background
There are limited data regarding prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support, despite increase in ECMO use and duration in patients with respiratory failure. The objective of this study was to investigate the outcomes of severe acute respiratory failure patients supported with prolonged ECMO for more than 28?days.Methods
Between January 2012 and December 2015, all consecutive adult patients with severe acute respiratory failure who underwent ECMO for respiratory support at 16 tertiary or university-affiliated hospitals in South Korea were enrolled retrospectively. The patients were divided into two groups: short-term group defined as ECMO for ?28?days and long-term group defined as ECMO for more than 28?days. In-hospital and 6-month mortalities were compared between the two groups.Results
A total of 487 patients received ECMO support for acute respiratory failure during the study period, and the median support duration was 8?days (4-20?days). Of these patients, 411 (84.4%) received ECMO support for ?28?days (short-term group), and 76 (15.6%) received support for more than 28?days (long-term group). The proportion of acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease as a cause of respiratory failure was higher in the long-term group than in the short-term group (22.4% versus 7.5%, p?ConclusionsShort- and long-term survival rates among patients receiving ECMO support for more than 28?days for severe acute respiratory failure were not worse than those among patients receiving ECMO for 28?days or less.
SUBMITTER: Na SJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6535699 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease 20190101
<h4>Background</h4>There are limited data regarding prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support, despite increase in ECMO use and duration in patients with respiratory failure. The objective of this study was to investigate the outcomes of severe acute respiratory failure patients supported with prolonged ECMO for more than 28 days.<h4>Methods</h4>Between January 2012 and December 2015, all consecutive adult patients with severe acute respiratory failure who underwent ECMO for r ...[more]