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Outcomes associated with preoperative use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children undergoing heart operation for congenital heart disease: a multi-institutional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are very sparse data on patient outcomes related to the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) prior to heart operation in children with congenital heart disease. This study was designed to evaluate this association using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database.

Hypothesis

We hypothesize that patients receiving ECMO prior to heart operation will have worse outcomes, including mortality, compared with patients receiving ECMO after heart operation.

Methods

Patients age ?18?years receiving ECMO before or after pediatric heart operation (with or without cardiopulmonary bypass) at a PHIS-participating hospital from 2004 to 2013 were included. Multivariable logistic regression or Cox proportional-hazards models were fitted to study the effect of timing of ECMO initiation in relation to cardiac surgery on study outcomes.

Results

A total of 3498 patients from 42 hospitals qualified for inclusion. Of these, 494 (14%) received ECMO prior to heart operation (presurgery ECMO) and 3004 (86%) received ECMO after heart operation (postsurgery ECMO). Unadjusted mortality was significantly lower in the presurgery ECMO group compared with the postsurgery ECMO group (30% vs 45%; P?ConclusionsThis study suggests that ECMO can be used with satisfactory outcomes prior to heart operation in children with congenital heart disease.

SUBMITTER: Gupta P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6711060 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Outcomes associated with preoperative use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children undergoing heart operation for congenital heart disease: a multi-institutional analysis.

Gupta Punkaj P Robertson Michael J MJ Beam Brandon W BW Rettiganti Mallikarjuna M

Clinical cardiology 20141226 2

<h4>Background</h4>There are very sparse data on patient outcomes related to the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) prior to heart operation in children with congenital heart disease. This study was designed to evaluate this association using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database.<h4>Hypothesis</h4>We hypothesize that patients receiving ECMO prior to heart operation will have worse outcomes, including mortality, compared with patients receiving ECMO after heart o ...[more]

PMID: 25545610

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Project description:BackgroundExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a cardiorespiratory support technique for patients with circulatory or pulmonary failure. Frequently, large-volume fluid resuscitation is needed to ensure sufficient extracorporeal blood flow in patients initiating ECMO. However, excessive overhydration is known to increase mortality in critically ill patients. Therefore, in order to define a tolerant volume range in patients undergoing ECMO treatment, the association between cumulative fluid balance (CFB) and outcome was evaluated in patients undergoing ECMO.MethodsThis retrospective multicenter cohort study was conducted with 723 patients who underwent ECMO in three tertiary care hospitals between 2005 and 2016. CFB was calculated as total fluid input minus total fluid output during the first 3 days from ECMO initiation. The patients were divided into groups that initiated ECMO owing to cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related or non-cardiovascular disease (non-CVD)-related causes. The primary endpoint was mortality within 90 days after ECMO commencement.ResultsTotals of 406 and 317 patients were included in the CVD and non-CVD groups, respectively. In the CVD group, the mean age was 58.4 ± 17.7 years, and 68.2% were male. The mean age was 55.7 ± 15.7 years, and 65.3% were male in the non-CVD group. The median CFB values were 64.7 and 53.5 ml/kg in the CVD and non-CVD groups, respectively. Multivariable analysis using Cox proportional hazards models revealed a significantly increased risk of 90-day mortality in patients with higher CFB values in both the CVD and non-CVD groups. However, the risks were elevated only in the two CFB quartile groups with the largest CFB amounts. Cubic spline models showed that mortality risk began to increase significantly when CFB was 82.3 ml/kg in the CVD group. In patients with respiratory diseases, the mortality risk increase was significant for those with CFB levels above 189.6 ml/kg.ConclusionsMortality risk did not increase until a certain level of fluid overload was reached in patients undergoing ECMO. Adequate fluid resuscitation is critical to improving outcomes in these patients.

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Outcomes associated with preoperative use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children undergoing heart operation for congenital heart disease: a multi-institutional analysis.

Background

Hypothesis

Methods

Results

Publications

Outcomes associated with preoperative use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children undergoing heart operation for congenital heart disease: a multi-institutional analysis.

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