Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Septic Shock in Children.

ABSTRACT: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a rescue treatment used in children and adults with reversible cardiorespiratory failure. The role of ECMO is not fully established in pediatric sepsis. In this retrospective single-center study, we aimed to investigate risk factors and survival in pediatric septic shock supported with peripheral cannulation ECMO. All patients aged 30 days to 18 years treated between 2007 and 2016 with ECMO for septic shock were included. Of 158 screened patients, 31 were enrolled in the study. The P/F ratio was 48 ± 22 mm Hg, b-lactate 8.5 ± 6.6 mmol/L, p-procalcitonin 214 (IQR 19-294) μg/L, and 2 (1-2) vasoactive drugs were infused. The number of organ failures were 3 (3-4). Ten patients were commenced on venovenous and 21 on venoarterial ECMO. Survival from

SUBMITTER: Melnikov G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8797002 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature