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Cho HJ, Choi I, Kwak Y, Kim DW, Habimana R, Jeong IS. The Outcome of Post-cardiotomy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonates and Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:869283. [PMID: 35547551 PMCID: PMC9083359 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.869283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Post-cardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (PC-ECMO) is a known rescue therapy for neonates and pediatric patients who failed to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) or who deteriorate in intensive care unit (ICU) due to various reasons such as low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS), cardiac arrest and respiratory failure. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the survival in neonates and pediatric patients who require PC-ECMO and sought the difference in survivals by each indication for PC-ECMO. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. SETTING Multi-institutional analysis. PARTICIPANTS Neonates and pediatric patients who requires PC- ECMO. INTERVENTIONS ECMO after open-heart surgery. RESULTS Twenty-six studies were included in the analysis with a total of 186,648 patients and the proportion of the population who underwent PC-ECMO was 2.5% (2,683 patients). The overall pooled proportion of survival in this population was 43.3% [95% Confidence interval (CI): 41.3-45.3%; I 2: 1%]. The survival by indications of PC-ECMO were 44.6% (95% CI: 42.6-46.6; I 2: 0%) for CPB weaning failure, 47.3% (95% CI: 39.9-54.7%; I 2: 5%) for LCOS, 37.6% (95% CI: 31.0-44.3%; I 2: 32%) for cardiac arrest and 47.7% (95% CI: 32.5-63.1%; I 2: 0%) for respiratory failure. Survival from PC-ECMO for single ventricle or biventricular physiology, was reported by 12 studies. The risk ratio (RR) was 0.74 for survival in patients with single ventricle physiology (95% CI: 0.63-0.86; I 2: 40%, P < 0.001). Eight studies reported on the survival after PC-ECMO for genetic conditions. The RR was 0.93 for survival in patients with genetic condition (95% CI: 0.52-1.65; I 2: 65%, P = 0.812). CONCLUSIONS PC-ECMO is an effective modality to support neonates and pediatric patients in case of failed CPB weaning and deterioration in ICU. Even though ECMO seems to improve survival, mortality and morbidity remain high, especially in neonates and pediatric patients with single ventricle physiology. Most genetic conditions alone should not be considered a contraindication to ECMO support, further studies are needed to determine which genetic abnormalities are associated with favorable outcome.
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- Hwa Jin Cho
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Children's Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea.,Cardiovascular and Respiratory Research Team, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Children's Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Research Team, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.,Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Research Team, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University Graduate School, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Research Team, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.,Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
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Pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Our experience with single-vessel cannulation. TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2020; 28:92-100. [PMID: 32175148 DOI: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2020.18359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Background In this study, we present our experience with bicaval, dual-lumen, venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric patients with severe respiratory failure. Methods Between September 2015 and May 2019, a total of nine pediatric patients (7 males, 2 females; median age 3.1 years; range, 0.3 to 7.4 years) hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care unit due to severe respiratory failure who were cannulated using a bicaval, dual-lumen, venovenous catheter were retrospectively analyzed. Patient demographics, cannulation details, complication of catheter use, and outcomes were recorded. Results The median duration of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support was nine (range, 2 to 32) days. One patient required conversion to venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and one patient required conversion to conventional double-cannulated venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Of the patients, 33% suffered from bleeding complications. There were no cannula- or circuit-related complications. Adequate oxygenation and flow were obtained in all patients, except one. No mortalities were directly associated with the cannulation strategy used. Conclusion The bicaval, dual-lumen cannula can be safely used in pediatric patients with minimal complication rates and is our preferred method for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.
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Lorusso R, Raffa GM, Kowalewski M, Alenizy K, Sluijpers N, Makhoul M, Brodie D, McMullan M, Wang IW, Meani P, MacLaren G, Dalton H, Barbaro R, Hou X, Cavarocchi N, Chen YS, Thiagarajan R, Alexander P, Alsoufi B, Bermudez CA, Shah AS, Haft J, Oreto L, D'Alessandro DA, Boeken U, Whitman G. Structured review of post-cardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Part 2-pediatric patients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019; 38:1144-1161. [PMID: 31421976 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is established therapy for short-term circulatory support for children with life-treating cardiorespiratory dysfunction. In children with congenital heart disease (CHD), ECMO is commonly used to support patients with post-cardiotomy shock or complications including intractable arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, and acute respiratory failure. Cannulation configurations include central, when the right atrium and aorta are utilized in patients with recent sternotomy, or peripheral, when cannulation of the neck or femoral vessels are used in non-operative patients. ECMO can be used to support any form of cardiac disease, including univentricular palliated circulation. Although veno-arterial ECMO is commonly used to support children with CHD, veno-venous ECMO has been used in selected patients with hypoxemia or ventilatory failure in the presence of good cardiac function. ECMO use and outcomes in the CHD population are mainly informed by single-center studies and reports from collated registry data. Significant knowledge gaps remain, including optimal patient selection, timing of ECMO deployment, duration of support, anti-coagulation, complications, and the impact of these factors on short- and long-term outcomes. This report, therefore, aims to present a comprehensive overview of the available literature informing patient selection, ECMO management, and in-hospital and early post-discharge outcomes in pediatric patients treated with ECMO for post-cardiotomy cardiorespiratory failure.
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- Roberto Lorusso
- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart & Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per I Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Antoni Jurasz Memorial University Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart & Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart & Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart & Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Seattle Children Hospital, Seattle, Washington
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- Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Unit, Indiana University School of Medicine, Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Heart & Vascular Centre, Cardiology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- INOVA Fairfax Medical Centre, Adult and Pediatric ECMO Service, Falls Church, Virginia
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care and Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Centre for Cardiac Intensive Care, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Surgical Cardiac Care Unit, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Surgery & Ped Cardiovascular Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, China
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- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Norton Children's Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Mediterranean Pediatric Cardiology Center, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, Taormina, Messina, Italy
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Massachusetts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Surgery Intensive Care Unit and Heart Transplant, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Long-Term Survival in Adults Treated With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure and Sepsis*. Crit Care Med 2017; 45:164-170. [DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000002078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Cashen K, Hollis TK, Delius RE, Meert KL. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pediatric cardiac failure: Review with a focus on unique subgroups. PROGRESS IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2016.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Association of Hospital Structure and Complications With Mortality After Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2016; 17:684-91. [PMID: 27099971 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is increasingly utilized to provide cardiopulmonary support to critically ill children. Although life-saving in many instances, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. This study evaluates the effect of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation complications and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation hospital characteristics on mortality in neonates and children supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of administrative data. SETTING Data from 31 U.S. states included in 2012 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Kids' Inpatient Database. PATIENTS Children treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Study subject were identified using International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition Clinical Modification code 39.65 and classified into six diagnostic categories: 1) cardiac surgery, 2) non-surgical heart disease, 3) congenital diaphragmatic hernia, 4) neonatal respiratory failure, 5) pediatric respiratory failure, and 6) sepsis. Demographics, hospital characteristics, and outcome information were used in a multivariate logistic regression analysis to determine factors associated with mortality. We identified 1,465 children treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Overall mortality was 40% (591/1,465). Mortality was independently associated with diagnosis (heart disease: odds ratio, 1.7; p = 0.01; congenital diaphragmatic hernia: odds ratio, 5.1; p < 0.001; and sepsis odds ratio: 2.4; p = 0.003 compared with neonatal respiratory failure) time from hospital admission to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation of more than 10 days (odds ratio, 4.5; p < 0.001) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation complications (renal [odds ratio: 5; p < 0.001] and neurologic [odds ratio, 1.4; p = 0.03] injury). In addition, hospitals with bed size less than 400 had higher mortality (odds ratio, 1.4; p = 0.02). In patients with any extracorporeal membrane oxygenation complication, probability of mortality was lower for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients in larger hospitals, 38% (95% CI, 37-39) versus 44% (95% CI, 43-46) with p value of less than 0.001. CONCLUSIONS Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation mortality was significantly associated with patient diagnosis, time to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation initiation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation complications, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation hospital bed size. Improved survival in larger hospitals supports centralization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation services to larger centers.
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Faraoni D, Nasr VG, DiNardo JA, Thiagarajan RR. Hospital Costs for Neonates and Children Supported with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. J Pediatr 2016; 169:69-75.e1. [PMID: 26547402 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the characteristics associated with high hospital cost for patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to identify a cohort of high-resource users. STUDY DESIGN Cost for hospitalization, during which ECMO support was used, was calculated from hospital charges reported in the 2012 Health Care Cost and Use Project Kid's Inpatient Database. Patients were categorized into 6 diagnostic groups: (1) cardiac surgery; (2) nonsurgical heart disease; (3) congenital diaphragmatic hernia; (4) neonatal respiratory failure; (5) pediatric respiratory failure; and (6) sepsis. We categorized cost into 4 groups based on quartiles. We compared ECMO cost with hospital cost for bone marrow, liver, and kidney transplants performed during the same year. RESULTS Median hospital cost for children supported with ECMO (n = 1465) was $230,425 (IQR: $126,599-$420,960). In a multivariable model, lower cost was associated with neonatal respiratory failure (OR: 0.19) and sepsis (OR 0.53) compared with cardiac surgery (OR: 1.88), whereas greater cost was associated with smaller hospital bed-size <99 (OR: 3.49) and 100-399 beds (OR: 3.03) compared with hospitals >400 beds, hospital location (Midwest [OR: 1.74] and West [OR 2.18] compared with North-East), and complications such as renal failure (OR: 3.77) and thromboembolic complications (OR 1.60). Hospital cost per survivor was greater for ECMO ($519,450) than bone marrow transplantation ($207,212), liver ($231,755), or kidney transplantation ($82,008) groups. CONCLUSIONS Hospitalization cost for children supported with ECMO is high. Diagnosis, hospital characteristics, and presence of complications are associated with increased cost.
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- David Faraoni
- Department of Anesthesiology, Peri-operative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peri-operative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peri-operative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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The spectrum of adverse reactions to blood product transfusion ranges from a benign clinical course to serious morbidity and mortality. There have been many advances in technologies and transfusion strategies to decrease the risk of adverse reactions. Our aim is to address a few of the advancements in increasing the safety of the blood supply, specifically pathogen reduction technologies, bacterial contamination risk reduction, and transfusion associated acute lung injury risk mitigation strategies.
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- Thomas S Rogers
- Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont, 05401, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, 05401, USA
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- Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont, 05401, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, 05401, USA
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- Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont, 05401, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, 05401, USA
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Werho DK, Pasquali SK, Yu S, Donohue J, Annich GM, Thiagarajan RR, Hirsch-Romano JC, Gaies MG. Hemorrhagic complications in pediatric cardiac patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2015; 16:276-88. [PMID: 25651048 PMCID: PMC4668708 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for hemorrhagic complications in children with cardiac disease requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. DESIGN Retrospective review of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry (2002-2013). SETTING Participating Extracorporeal Life Support Organization centers. PATIENTS Patients less than 18 years old on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Of 21,845 patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during the study period, 8,905 (41%) had cardiac disease, and 79% of whom (6,995) had cardiac surgery. Hemorrhagic complications occurred in 8,480 patients (39% of overall cohort), with higher rates in cardiac versus noncardiac patients (49% vs 32%; p < 0.0001) related to cannulation and surgical site bleeding. Cardiac surgical patients had higher rates of hemorrhage compared with cardiac medical patients (57% vs 38%; p < 0.0001), and cardiac patients with hemorrhage had higher extracorporeal membrane oxygenation mortality compared with those without (42% vs 22% in medical patients and 34% vs 20% in surgical patients; both p < 0.0001). In multivariable analysis in both the cardiac medical and surgical groups, hemorrhage risk was higher in children greater than 1 year old and in patients with longer extracorporeal membrane oxygenation duration. Additional independent risk factors for hemorrhage in cardiac surgical patients included pre-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation mediastinal exploration (odds ratio, 3.6; 95% CI, 2.1-6.3), Society of Thoracic Surgeons morbidity category 4-5 (odds ratio, 1.2; 95% CI, 1.03-1.5), cannulation less than 24 hours after surgery (odds ratio, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.3-1.9), and longer cardiopulmonary bypass time (≥ 282 min [upper quartile]; odds ratio, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.3-1.9). CONCLUSIONS In this large, multicenter analysis, hemorrhagic complications occurred in nearly half of children with heart disease on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and were associated with a significant mortality risk. Several factors were associated with hemorrhagic complications in cardiac surgical patients including pre-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation mediastinal exploration, greater surgical complexity, early postoperative cannulation, and longer bypass times. Whether these risks can be mitigated by modifying or delaying systemic anticoagulation requires further investigation.
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- David K Werho
- 1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 2Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. 3Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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VEIEN M, LINDBERG L, TYNKKYNEN P, RAVN HB. Paediatric ECMO at low-volume paediatric cardiac centres in the Nordic countries. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2015; 59:337-45. [PMID: 25582418 DOI: 10.1111/aas.12460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving resource-intensive technology for patients with respiratory and/or circulatory failure. We aimed to evaluate outcome data from three Nordic paediatric centres comparing with data from the International Registry of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) and selected high-volume single-centre studies. METHODS One-hundred nineteen patients < 19 years from 2002 to 2012 were enrolled. Data on demographics and outcome were collected using a standardised registration form. Outcome data were compared with the ELSO registry and high-volume single-centre studies. RESULTS Demographics, indications and diagnosis were similar to the ELSO register. Survival after ECMO was similar to outcome data from the ELSO register, apart from paediatric cardiac ECMO, where a significantly better survival to discharge was seen in the Nordic centres (68% vs. 49%; P = 0.03). Comparison with high-volume centres in the period after 2005 demonstrated a significantly better survival after cardiac ECMO in a single high-volume centre study, whereas four studies had significantly lower survival after cardiac ECMO. No significant difference was seen in children receiving respiratory ECMO in the Nordic centres and high-volume centres. CONCLUSIONS Survival after ECMO in three low-volume Nordic centres demonstrated comparable outcome data with ELSO data and data from high-volume centres. We believe regular quality assurance surveys, as the present study, should be performed in order to maintain excellent therapy within the individual ECMO centres.
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- M. VEIEN
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; University Hospital of Aarhus; Aarhus N Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Sciences; Skane University Hospital of Lund; Lund Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care; University Hospital of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; University Hospital of Aarhus; Aarhus N Denmark
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Zamora IJ, Shekerdemian L, Fallon SC, Olutoye OO, Cass DL, Rycus PL, Burgman C, Lee TC. Outcomes comparing dual-lumen to multisite venovenous ECMO in the pediatric population: the Extracorporeal Life Support Registry experience. J Pediatr Surg 2014; 49:1452-7. [PMID: 25280645 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to evaluate outcomes associated with single site dual-lumen venovenous cannulas (VVDL) and to compare them to those associated with multisite VV ECMO (VVMS) cannulation. METHODS The Extracorporeal Life Support (ELSO) Registry was reviewed to identify all children 31days to 18years treated with venovenous ECMO from 1998 to 2011 using either VVDL or VVMS techniques. Patient demographics, cannula type, ECMO variables, complications, and patient survival were analyzed. RESULTS From 1998 to 2011, 1323 children underwent venovenous ECMO. The annual utilization of VVDL cannulas has increased and recently surpassed VVMS. Fifty-four percent (n=717) of patients had VVDL cannulation. This group was significantly younger and weighed less than the VVMS group. VVDL cannulas demonstrated improved weight-adjusted flow performance than traditional cannulation. Overall survival was comparable, 64.4% and 68.6%, for VVMS and VVDL respectively. VVDL cannulas experienced higher mechanical (26.2% vs. 22.5%; p=0.004) and cardiovascular complications rates (24.4% vs. 21.7%; p=0.03) than VVMS cannulas, but when stratified by VVDL cannula type, there were no differences between wire-reinforced and non-wire reinforced cannulas. CONCLUSIONS VVDL cannulation has become the preferred modality for ECMO therapy in children with respiratory failure and it is mainly utilized in younger patients. The use of newer VVDL cannulas may provide improved pump flow performance without substantial additional risk.
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- Irving J Zamora
- Texas Children's Hospital, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Texas Children's Hospital, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Texas Children's Hospital, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Texas Children's Hospital, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO), Ann Arbor, MI
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- Division of Respiratory Care, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Texas Children's Hospital, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
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Smith KM, McMullan DM, Bratton SL, Rycus P, Kinsella JP, Brogan TV. Is age at initiation of extracorporeal life support associated with mortality and intraventricular hemorrhage in neonates with respiratory failure? J Perinatol 2014; 34:386-91. [PMID: 24603452 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Revised: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe differences in characteristics among neonates treated with extracorporeal life support (ECLS) in the first week of life for respiratory failure compared with later in the neonatal period and to assess risk factors for central nervous system (CNS) hemorrhage and mortality among the two groups. STUDY DESIGN Review of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry from 2001 to 2010 of neonates ⩽30 days comparing two age groups: those ⩽7 days (Group 1) to those >7 days (Group 2) at ECLS initiation. RESULT Among 4888 neonates, Group 1 (n=4453) had significantly lower mortality (17 vs 39%, P<0.001) but greater CNS hemorrhage (11 vs 7%, P=0.02) than Group 2 (n=453). Mortality and CNS hemorrhage improved significantly with increasing gestational age only for Group 1 patients. CNS hemorrhage occurred more frequently in Group 1 patients receiving venoarterial (VA) than with venovenous ECLS (15 vs 7%, P<0.001). In Group 1, lower birth weight and pre-ECLS pH and VA mode were independently associated with mortality. In Group 2, higher mean airway pressure was independently associated with mortality. Complications of ECLS therapy, including CNS hemorrhage and renal replacement therapy were independently associated with mortality for both groups. CONCLUSION Neonates cannulated for ECLS after the first week of life had greater mortality despite lower CNS hemorrhage than neonates receiving ECLS earlier. Premature infants cannulated after 1 week had fewer CNS hemorrhages than premature infants treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation starting within the first week of life.
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- K M Smith
- Divisions of Neonatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Childrens Hospital, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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Mesher AL, McMullan DM. Extracorporeal life support for the neonatal cardiac patient: outcomes and new directions. Semin Perinatol 2014; 38:97-103. [PMID: 24580765 DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2013.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Extracorporeal life support is an important therapy for neonates with life-threatening cardiopulmonary failure. Utilization of extracorporeal life support in neonates with congenital heart disease has increased dramatically during the past three decades. Despite increased usage, overall survival in these patients has changed very little and extracorporeal life support-related morbidity, including bleeding, neurologic injury, and renal failure, remains a major problem. Although survival is lower and neurologic complications are higher in premature infants than term infants, cardiac extracorporeal life support including extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation is effective in preventing death in many of these high-risk patients. Miniaturized ventricular assist devices and compact integrated extracorporeal life support systems are being developed to provide additional therapeutic options for neonates.
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- Andrew L Mesher
- Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA; Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.
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Wierer KL, Pagryzinski RA, Xiang Q. Glycemic Control in Pediatric Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther 2013; 18:227-35. [DOI: 10.5863/1551-6776-18.3.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether glycemic control has an effect on outcomes for pediatric patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy, while controlling for multiple factors.
METHODS A single-center retrospective chart review was performed on 82 patients who required ECMO from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2010. All glucose concentrations collected while patients were on ECMO were analyzed; multiple other factors that may have affected mortality were also recorded. Primary outcome was mortality, and secondary outcomes were length of time on ECMO and length of time until death or discharge from the hospital.
RESULTS Of 82 patients, 53 patients survived ECMO (64.6%). Glucose control had no effect on survival of patients on ECMO (p=0.56), even when controlling for multiple factors (p=0.48). Similarly, statistical evaluation showed no differences for hospital mortality in relationship to controlled serum glucose (p=0.50). Patients with controlled glucose spent an average of 31.5% more time on ECMO than non-controlled patients (p=0.048).
CONCLUSIONS In this study, glycemic control, defined as serum glucose concentration between 60 mg/dL and 250 mg/dL for >95% of the time on ECMO, had no statistically significant effect on mortality for patients on ECMO. Future studies could focus on tighter glucose control or specific dextrose/glucose protocols to evaluate whether improved glucose control would have an effect on morbidity and mortality.
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- Kathryn L. Wierer
- Department of Pharmacy, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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A new roadmap for mechanical circulatory support in children. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2013; 14:447. [PMID: 23867426 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e318290825a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Initial experience with single-vessel cannulation for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric respiratory failure. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2013; 14:366-73. [PMID: 23548959 PMCID: PMC5800497 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e31828a70dc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has been used to provide cardiopulmonary support in critically ill infants and children. Recently, dual-lumen venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has gained popularity in the pediatric population. Herein, we report our institutional experience using a bicaval dual-lumen catheter for pediatric venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, which has been our unified approach for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation since 2009. DESIGN This study is a retrospective review. SETTING The setting is a tertiary children's hospital in a major metropolitan area. PATIENTS Between 2009 and 2011, 11 patients were cannulated using a dual-lumen bicaval venous catheter. Patient demographics, cannulation details, circuit complications, complications of catheter use, and patient outcomes were collected from a retrospective chart review. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Eleven of the patients were cannulated for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation using the dual-lumen bicaval cannula. The median age at the time of venovenous cannulation was 1.9 years (range, 0.14-17.1), and the median weight was 10.2 kg (range, 3-84). Three patients (27%) required conversion to venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The median duration of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support was 10 days (2-38 days). Fifty-five percent of patients suffered from a bleeding complication (disseminated intravascular coagulation, pulmonary hemorrhage, or intraventricular hemorrhage), and 45% had a circuit complication. Adequate flow rates were achieved in all patients. The overall hospital mortality in the series was 55%. There were no cannula-related complications. CONCLUSIONS This review presents the first single-institution experience with the dual-lumen Avalon cannula in pediatric patients. Preliminary results indicate that the catheter can be safely placed and has an acceptable complication profile; however, continued study within larger trials is necessary to fully ascertain the clinical profile of this catheter.
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Bicaval approach to venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children: just do it... carefully. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2013; 14:436-7. [PMID: 23648875 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e31828a8306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Venvenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiac failure? Use with caution. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2012; 13:356-7. [PMID: 22561264 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e31823886d6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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