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Hoskote A, Hunfeld M, O'Callaghan M, IJsselstijn H. Neonatal ECMO survivors: The late emergence of hidden morbidities - An unmet need for long-term follow-up. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2022; 27:101409. [PMID: 36456434 DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2022.101409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Aparna Hoskote
- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Heart and Lung Directorate, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, WC1N 3JH, UK.
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- Intensive Care and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Heart and Lung Directorate, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, WC1N 3JH, UK
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- Intensive Care and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Long term outcomes in CDH: Cardiopulmonary outcomes and health related quality of life. J Pediatr Surg 2022; 57:501-509. [PMID: 35508437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND With improvements in clinical management and an increase in CDH survivorship there is a crucial need for better understanding of long-term health outcomes in CDH. AIM To investigate the prevalence of cardiopulmonary health morbidity and health related quality of life (HRQoL) in CDH survivors. METHODS We included all studies (n = 65) investigating long-term cardiopulmonary outcomes in CDH patients more than 2 years published in the last 30 years. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the CASP checklist for cohort studies were utilized to assess study quality. Results were reported descriptively and collated by age group where possible. RESULTS The incidence of pulmonary hypertension was highly variable (4.5-38%), though rates (%) appeared to diminish after 5 years of age. Lung function indices and radiological outcomes were frequently abnormal, and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) reduced also. Long term diseases notably emphysema and COPD are not yet fully described in the contemporary literature. CONCLUSION This study underscores cardiopulmonary health morbidity and a reduced HRQoL among CDH survivors. Where not already available dedicated multidisciplinary follow-up clinics should be established to support these vulnerable patients transition safely into adulthood. Future research is therefore needed to investigate the risk factors for cardiopulmonary ill health and morbidity in CDH survivors. TYPE OF STUDY Systematic review of case control and cohort studies.
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Perez Ortiz A, Glauner A, Dittgen F, Doniga T, Hetjens S, Schaible T, Rafat N. Chronic Lung Disease Following Neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Single-Center Experience. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:909862. [PMID: 35874557 PMCID: PMC9304759 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.909862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the incidence and severity of chronic lung disease (CLD) after neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and to identify factors associated with its development. METHODS A retrospective observational study in a neonatal ECMO center was conducted. All neonates who received support with ECMO in our institution between January 2019 and October 2021 were included and their pulmonary outcome was investigated. RESULTS A total of 91 patients [60 with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), 26 with meconium aspiration syndrome, and 5 with other diagnoses] were included in this study. Sixty-eight (75%) neonates survived. Fifty-two (76%) ECMO survivors developed CLD. There was no statistical difference between patients with and without CLD with regard to gender or gestational age. Patients with CLD had lower birth weight, were younger at the initiation of ECMO, and required longer ECMO runs. Patients with CDH developed CLD more often than infants with other underlying diseases (94 vs. 60%). Seventeen ECMO survivors (25%) developed severe CLD. CONCLUSION The incidence of CLD after neonatal ECMO is substantial. Risk factors for its development include CDH as an underlying condition, the necessity for early initiation of ECMO, and the need for ECMO over 7 days.
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- Alba Perez Ortiz
- Department of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department for Medical Statistics and Biomathematics, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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Mallory PP, Barbaro RP, Bembea MM, Bridges BC, Chima RS, Kilbaugh TJ, Potera RM, Rosner EA, Sandhu HS, Slaven JE, Tarquinio KM, Cheifetz IM, Friedman ML. Tracheostomy and long-term mechanical ventilation in children after veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Pediatr Pulmonol 2021; 56:3005-3012. [PMID: 34156159 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Our objective is to characterize the incidence of tracheostomy placement and of new requirement for long-term mechanical ventilation after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) among children with acute respiratory failure. We examine whether an association exists between demographics, pre-ECMO and ECMO clinical factors, and the placement of a tracheostomy or need for long-term mechanical ventilation. METHODS A retrospective multicenter cohort study was conducted at 10 quaternary care pediatric academic centers, including children supported with veno-venous (V-V) ECMO from 2011 to 2016. RESULTS Among 202 patients, 136 (67%) survived to ICU discharge. All tracheostomies were placed after ECMO decannulation, in 22 patients, with 19 of those surviving to ICU discharge (14% of survivors). Twelve patients (9% of survivors) were discharged on long-term mechanical ventilation. Tracheostomy placement and discharge on home ventilation were not associated with pre-ECMO severity of illness or pre-existing chronic illness. Patients who received a tracheostomy were older and weighed more than patients who did not receive a tracheostomy, although this association did not exist among patients discharged on home ventilation. ECMO duration was longer in those who received a tracheostomy compared with those who did not, as well as for those discharged on home ventilation, compared to those who were not. CONCLUSION The 14% rate for tracheostomy placement and 9% rate for discharge on long-term mechanical ventilation after V-V ECMO are important patient-centered findings. This study informs anticipatory guidance provided to families of patients requiring prolonged respiratory ECMO support, and lays the foundation for future research.
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- Palen P Mallory
- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.,Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Amodeo I, Di Nardo M, Raffaeli G, Kamel S, Macchini F, Amodeo A, Mosca F, Cavallaro G. Neonatal respiratory and cardiac ECMO in Europe. Eur J Pediatr 2021; 180:1675-1692. [PMID: 33547504 PMCID: PMC7864623 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-020-03898-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving procedure for critically ill neonates suffering from a potentially reversible disease, causing severe cardiac and/or respiratory failure and refractory to maximal conventional management. Since the 1970s, technology, management, and clinical applications of neonatal ECMO have changed. Pulmonary diseases still represent the principal neonatal diagnosis, with an overall 74% survival rate, and up to one-third of cases are due to congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The overall survival rate in cardiac ECMO is lower, with congenital heart defect representing the main indication. This review provides an overview of the available evidence in the field of neonatal ECMO. We will address the changing epidemiology, basic principles, technologic advances in circuitry, and monitoring, and deliver a current multidisciplinary management framework, focusing on ECMO applications, complications, and long-term morbidities. Lastly, areas for further research will be highlighted.Conclusions: ECMO is a life support with a potential impact on long-term patients' outcomes. In the next years, advances in knowledge, technology, and expertise may push neonatal ECMO boundaries towards more premature and increasingly complex infants, with the final aim to reduce the burden of ECMO-related complications and improve overall patients' outcomes. What is Known: • ECMO is a life-saving option in newborns with refractory respiratory and/or cardiac failure. • The multidisciplinary ECMO management is challenging and may expose neonates to complications with an impact on long-term outcomes. What is New: • Advances in technology and biomaterials will improve neonatal ECMO management and, eventually, the long-term outcome of these complex patients. • Experimental models of artificial placenta and womb technology are under investigation and may provide clinical translation and future research opportunities.
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- Ilaria Amodeo
- NICU, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Della Commenda 12, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- NICU, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Della Commenda 12, 20122 Milan, Italy
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- NICU, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Della Commenda 12, 20122 Milan, Italy
- Betamed Perfusion Service, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- ECMO & VAD Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- NICU, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Della Commenda 12, 20122 Milan, Italy
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- NICU, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Della Commenda 12, 20122 Milan, Italy
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Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Beyond survival: Readmissions and late mortality in pediatric ECMO survivors. J Pediatr Surg 2021; 56:187-191. [PMID: 33131773 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The objective of our study was to identify rates of readmission and late mortality in pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients after discharge from their ECMO hospitalization. METHODS We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study of children who were discharged after ECMO. Data were obtained from the State Inpatient Databases for 10 states. Time-to-event analyses were used to estimate the risk of readmission and to identify factors predictive of readmission and late mortality, including characteristics of initial hospital course and ECMO center volume. RESULTS A total of 1603 pediatric ECMO patients were identified, and 42.4% of these patients died prior to discharge. Of the 924 ECMO survivors, 35.6% had an unplanned readmission, and 3% died during readmission within 1 year. The risk of readmission was significantly related to the indication for ECMO, number of complex chronic conditions, transfer status, and discharge destination (all p<0.05). The risk of late mortality was significantly related to health insurance, transfer status, number of complex chronic conditions, and indication for ECMO (all p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Pediatric ECMO survivors have a high risk of hospital readmission with approximately 3% mortality during readmissions within 1 year of initial discharge. TYPE OF STUDY Retrospective Cohort Study LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III.
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- Amy E Lawrence
- Center for Surgical Outcomes Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
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- Center for Surgical Outcomes Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
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- Center for Surgical Outcomes Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
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- Center for Surgical Outcomes Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
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Chen FT, Chen SW, Wu VCC, Hung KC, Chang SH, Ting PC, Chou AH. Impact of massive blood transfusion during adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support on long-term outcomes: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e035486. [PMID: 32580985 PMCID: PMC7312286 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Bleeding is a common problem during adult extracorporeal membranes oxygenation (ECMO) support, requiring blood transfusion for correction of volume depletion and coagulopathy. The goal of this study is to investigate the long-term outcomes for adults under support of ECMO with massive blood transfusion (MBT). DESIGN Retrospective nationwide cohort study. SETTING Data were provided from Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). PARTICIPANTS AND INTERVENTIONS Totally 2757 adult patients were identified to receive MBT (red blood cell ≥10 units) during ECMO support from 2000 to 2013 via Taiwan NHIRD. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The outcomes included in-hospital major complications/mortality, all-cause mortality, cardiovascular death, newly onset end-stage renal disease and respiratory failure during the follow-up period. RESULTS Patients with MBT had higher in-hospital mortality (65.6% vs 52.1%; OR 1.74; 95% CI 1.53 to 1.98) and all-cause mortality during the follow-up (47.0% vs 35.8%; HR 1.46; 95% CI 1.25 to 1.71) than those without MBT. Not only higher incidences of post ECMO sepsis, respiratory failure and acute kidney injury, but also longer duration of ECMO support, ventilator use and intensive care unit stay were demonstrated in the MBT group. Moreover, a subdistribution hazard model presented higher cumulative of respiratory failure (19.8% vs 16.2%; subdistribution HR 1.36; 95% CI 1.07 to 1.73) for the MBT cohort. Positive dose-dependent relationship was found between the amount of transfused red blood cell product and in-hospital mortality. In the MBT subgroup analysis for the impact of transfused ratio (fresh frozen plasma/packed red blood cell) on in-hospital mortality, ratio ≥1.0 had higher mortality. CONCLUSIONS Patients with MBT during ECMO support had worse long-term outcomes than non-MBT population. The transfused amount of red blood cell had positive dose-dependent effect on in-hospital mortality.
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- Fang-Ting Chen
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Anesthesiology, Xiamen Changgung Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Kattan Said J, González Morandé Á, Castillo Moya A. Extracorporeal Circulation Membrane Oxygenation Therapy for Acute Respiratory Diseases. PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES 2020. [PMCID: PMC7121351 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-26961-6_73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Extracorporeal circulation membrane oxygenation provides pulmonary and/or cardiac support over a limited period of time for severe reversible cardio pulmonary diseases. It is an invasive technique with large risks associated but an improved survival rate of around 80%. It has strict selection criteria for neonatal and pediatric patients. The main complications are hemorrhage, stroke, convulsions, cardiac failure, kidney failure, arterial hypertension, and hemolysis. Extracorporeal circulation membrane oxygenation must be implemented only in high-complexity neonatal and pediatric centers with trained personnel.
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Erickson S. Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation in paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome: overrated or underutilized? ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2019; 7:512. [PMID: 31728365 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2019.09.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a modified form of cardiopulmonary bypass which may provide support for severe cardiorespiratory failure including paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS). While ECMO was initially demonstrated to successfully support neonates with severe respiratory failure, the use of ECMO has expanded rapidly to support both paediatric and adult respiratory failure. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) registry data shows that the use of ECMO for paediatric respiratory failure has expanded rapidly over the past decades with increasing use of venovenous ECMO. Despite the increasing complexity of children supported by ECMO for ARDS, outcomes have remained consistent with survival to hospital discharge greater than 50%. ECMO complications are still common and potentially devastating, especially neurological complications. There is grade 1 evidence to support the use of ECMO in both neonatal and adult respiratory failure but evidence in paediatric respiratory failure is confined to case series and case-control studies. While there are no published guidelines for use of ECMO in PARDS, in particular no clearly defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, current evidence suggests that children with severe ARDS may benefit from ECMO support, with survival to hospital discharge equivalent or better than conventional management in children with severe ARDS.
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- Simon Erickson
- Paediatric Critical Care, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.,Senior Lecturer, University of Western Australia, Hackett Drive, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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Valencia E, Nasr VG. Updates in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2019; 34:1309-1323. [PMID: 31607521 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an increasingly used mode of life support for patients with cardiac and/or respiratory failure refractory to conventional therapy. This review provides a synopsis of the evolution of extracorporeal life support in neonates, infants, and children and offers a framework for areas in need of research. Specific aspects addressed are the changing epidemiology; technologic advancements in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuitry; the current status and future direction of anticoagulation management; sedative and analgesic strategies; and outcomes, with special attention to the lessons learned from neonatal survivors.
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- Eleonore Valencia
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a life-saving therapy for respiratory and cardiac failure, was first used in neonates in the 1970s. The indications and criteria for ECMO have changed over the years, but it continues to be an important option for those who have failed other medical therapies. Since the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Registry was established in 1989, more than 29,900 neonates have been placed on ECMO for respiratory failure, with 84% surviving their ECMO course, and 73% surviving to discharge or transfer. In this chapter, we will review the basics of ECMO, patient characteristics and criteria, patient management, ECMO complications, special uses of neonatal ECMO, and patient outcomes.
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- Kathryn Fletcher
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, LAC + USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Division of Neonatology, Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, LAC + USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Division of Neonatology, Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
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IJsselstijn H, Hunfeld M, Schiller RM, Houmes RJ, Hoskote A, Tibboel D, van Heijst AFJ. Improving Long-Term Outcomes After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: From Observational Follow-Up Programs Toward Risk Stratification. Front Pediatr 2018; 6:177. [PMID: 30013958 PMCID: PMC6036288 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2018.00177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Since the introduction of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), more neonates and children with cardiorespiratory failure survive. Interest has therefore shifted from reduction of mortality toward evaluation of long-term outcomes and prevention of morbidity. This review addresses the changes in ECMO population and the ECMO-treatment that may affect long-term outcomes, the diagnostic modalities to evaluate neurological morbidities and their contributions to prognostication of long-term outcomes. Most follow-up data have only become available from observational follow-up programs in neonatal ECMO-survivors. The main topics are discussed in this review. Recommendations for long-term follow up depend on the presence of neurological comorbidity, the nature and extent of the underlying disease, and the indication for ECMO. Follow up should preferably be offered as standard of care, and in an interdisciplinary, structured and standardized way. This permits evaluation of outcome data and effect of interventions. We propose a standardized approach and recommend that multiple domains should be evaluated during long-term follow up of neonates and children who needed extracorporeal life support.
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- Hanneke IJsselstijn
- Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Intensive Care, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Neonatology, Amalia Children's Hospital, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Kattan J, González Á, Castillo A, Caneo LF. Neonatal and pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in developing Latin American countries. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2017; 93:120-129. [PMID: 28034729 DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2016.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To review the principles of neonatal-pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy, prognosis, and its establishment in limited resource-limited countries in Latino America. SOURCES The PubMed database was explored from 1985 up to the present, selecting from highly-indexed and leading Latin American journals, and Extracorporeal Life Support Organization reports. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation provides "time" for pulmonary and cardiac rest and for recovery. It is used in the neonatal-pediatric field as a rescue therapy for more than 1300 patients with respiratory failure and around 1000 patients with cardiac diseases per year. The best results in short- and long-term survival are among patients with isolated respiratory diseases, currently established as a standard therapy in referral centers for high-risk patients. The first neonatal/pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Program in Latin America was established in Chile in 2003, which was also the first program in Latin America to affiliate with the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. New extracorporeal membrane oxygenation programs have been developed in recent years in referral centers in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Perú, Costa Rica, and Chile, which are currently funding the Latin American Extracorporeal Life Support Organization chapter. CONCLUSIONS The best results in short- and long-term survival are in patients with isolated respiratory diseases. Today extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy is a standard therapy in some Latin American referral centers. It is hoped that these new extracorporeal membrane oxygenation centers will have a positive impact on the survival of newborns and children with respiratory or cardiac failure, and that they will be available for an increasing number of patients from this region in the near future.
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- Javier Kattan
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Escuela de Medicina, Departamento de Neonatología, Santiago, Chile.
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Escuela de Medicina, Departamento de Neonatología, Santiago, Chile
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Escuela de Medicina, Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Santiago, Chile
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- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina, Cirurgia Cardiovascular Pediátrica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Neonatal and pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in developing Latin American countries. JORNAL DE PEDIATRIA (VERSÃO EM PORTUGUÊS) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedp.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Our study 20 years on: UK collaborative randomised trial of neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Intensive Care Med 2016; 42:841-843. [DOI: 10.1007/s00134-016-4229-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hutchison AA, Leclerc F, Nève V, Pillow JJ, Robinson PD. The Respiratory System. PEDIATRIC AND NEONATAL MECHANICAL VENTILATION 2015. [PMCID: PMC7193717 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-01219-8_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This chapter addresses upper airway physiology for the pediatric intensivist, focusing on functions that affect ventilation, with an emphasis on laryngeal physiology and control in breathing. Effective control of breathing ensures that the airway is protected, maintains volume homeostasis, and provides ventilation. Upper airway structures are effectors for all of these functions that affect the entire airway. Nasal functions include air conditioning and protective reflexes that can be exaggerated and involve circulatory changes. Oral cavity and pharyngeal patency enable airflow and feeding, but during sleep pharyngeal closure can result in apnea. Coordination of breathing with sucking and nutritive swallowing alters during development, while nonnutritive swallowing at all ages limits aspiration. Laryngeal functions in breathing include protection of the subglottic airway, active maintenance of its absolute volume, and control of tidal flow patterns. These are vital functions for normal lung growth in fetal life and during rapid adaptations to breathing challenges from birth through adulthood. Active central control of breathing focuses on the coordination of laryngeal and diaphragmatic activities, which adapts according to the integration of central and peripheral inputs. For the intensivist, knowledge of upper airway physiology can be applied to improve respiratory support. In a second part the mechanical properties of the respiratory system as a critical component of the chain of events that result in translation of the output of the respiratory rhythm generator to ventilation are described. A comprehensive understanding of respiratory mechanics is essential to the delivery of optimized and individualized mechanical ventilation. The basic elements of respiratory mechanics will be described and developmental changes in the airways, lungs, and chest wall that impact on measurement of respiratory mechanics with advancing postnatal age are reviewed. This will be follwowed by two sections, the first on respiratory mechanics in various neonatal pathologies and the second in pediatric pathologies. The latter can be classified in three categories. First, restrictive diseases may be of pulmonary origin, such as chronic interstitial lung diseases or acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome, which are usually associated with reduced lung compliance. Restrictive diseases may also be due to chest wall abnormalities such as obesity or scoliosis (idiopathic or secondary to neuromuscular diseases), which are associated with a reduction in chest wall compliance. Second, obstructive diseases are represented by asthma and wheezing disorders, cystic fibrosis, long term sequelae of neonatal lung disease and bronchiolitis obliterans following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Obstructive diseases are defined by a reduced FEV1/VC ratio. Third, neuromuscular diseases, mainly represented by DMD and SMA, are associated with a decrease in vital capacity linked to respiratory muscle weakness that is better detected by PImax, PEmax and SNIP measurements.
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Ijsselstijn H, van Heijst AFJ. Long-term outcome of children treated with neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: increasing problems with increasing age. Semin Perinatol 2014; 38:114-21. [PMID: 24580767 DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2013.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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As more and more critically ill neonates survive, it becomes important to evaluate long-term morbidity. This review aims to provide an up-to-date overview of medical and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children who as neonates received treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Most patients-except those with congenital diaphragmatic hernia-have normal lung function and normal growth at older age. Maximal exercise capacity is below normal and seems to deteriorate over time in the CDH population. Gross motor function problems have been reported until school age. Although mental development is usually favorable within the first years and cognition is normal at school age, many children experience problems with working speed, spatial ability tasks, and memory. In conclusion, children who survived neonatal treatment with ECMO often encounter neurodevelopmental problems at school age. Long-term follow-up is needed to recognize problems early and to offer appropriate intervention.
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- Hanneke Ijsselstijn
- Intensive Care and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, Rotterdam NL-3015 GJ, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Neonatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for neonatal and pediatric respiratory failure: an evidence-based review of the past decade (2002-2012). Pediatr Crit Care Med 2013; 14:851-61. [PMID: 24108118 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e3182a5540d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To provide a comprehensive evidence-based review of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for neonatal and pediatric respiratory failure. DATA SOURCE A thorough computerized bibliographic search of the clinical literature regarding the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the neonatal and pediatric populations. STUDY SELECTION Clinical trials published between January 1, 2002, and October 1, 2012, including "extracorporeal membrane oxygenation" or "ECMO" and limited to studies involving humans aged 0-18 years. Trials focused on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiac indications were excluded from this study, unless the study was evaluating ancillary therapies in conjunction with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. DATA EXTRACTION Studies were evaluated for inclusion based on reporting of patient outcomes and/or strategic considerations, such as cannulation strategies, timing of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation utilization, and ancillary therapies. DATA SYNTHESIS Pertinent data are summarized, and the available data are objectively classified based on the value of the study design from which the data are obtained. CONCLUSIONS Despite a large number of published extracorporeal membrane oxygenation studies, there remains a paucity of high-quality clinical trials. The available data support continued use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure refractory to conventional therapy for neonatal and pediatric patients without significant comorbidities. Further research is needed to better quantify the benefit of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and the utility of many therapies commonly applied to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients.
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Currie J, Rossin-Slater M. Weathering the storm: hurricanes and birth outcomes. JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS 2013; 32:487-503. [PMID: 23500506 PMCID: PMC3649867 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2012] [Revised: 12/11/2012] [Accepted: 01/12/2013] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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A growing literature suggests that stressful events in pregnancy can have negative effects on birth outcomes. Some of the estimates in this literature may be affected by small samples, omitted variables, endogenous mobility in response to disasters, and errors in the measurement of gestation, as well as by a mechanical correlation between longer gestation and the probability of having been exposed. We use millions of individual birth records to examine the effects of exposure to hurricanes during pregnancy, and the sensitivity of the estimates to these econometric problems. We find that exposure to a hurricane during pregnancy increases the probability of abnormal conditions of the newborn such as being on a ventilator more than 30min and meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS). Although we are able to reproduce previous estimates of effects on birth weight and gestation, our results suggest that measured effects of stressful events on these outcomes are sensitive to specification and it is preferable to use more sensitive indicators of newborn health.
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Kimura O, Furukawa T, Higuchi K, Takeuchi Y, Fumino S, Aoi S, Tajiri T. Impact of our new protocol on the outcome of the neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatr Surg Int 2013; 29:335-9. [PMID: 23292533 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-012-3242-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains a defiant challenge for pediatric surgeons. Since 2003, we developed a new protocol aiming for the better outcome. In this study, the usefulness of our new protocol was evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-six neonates with CDH at the age of less than 24 h were divided into two groups based on the difference of era and treatment protocols. In Group 1, 15 patients were treated between 1997 and 2002 and 31 patients were treated between 2003 and 2011 in Group 2. In the latter group, a new protocol was introduced focusing on the prevention of lung edema as well as lung injury by steroid administration and on the stabilization of cardiopulmonary function using continuous D-mannitol infusion. The survival rate and the postoperative intubation period (POIP) were compared between the two groups. RESULTS The overall survival rate was significantly increased from 53 % (8/15) to 81 % (25/31) (p < 0.05). In isolated CDH, the survival rate was increased from 58 to 93 %. The average POIP was remarkably shortened from 39.0 to 4.4 days (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION Our new protocol remarkably improved the survival rate and shortened the period of mechanical ventilation in neonates with CDH.
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- Osamu Kimura
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Grosu HB, Killam J, Khusainova E, Lozada J, Needelman A, Eden E. Genetic, host, and environmental interactions in a 19 year old with severe chronic obstructive lung disease; observations regarding the pathophysiology of airflow obstruction. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2012; 7:383-7; quiz 388. [PMID: 22791992 PMCID: PMC3393337 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s30325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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A case of a 19-year-old with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is presented. This case illustrates genetic (severe alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency) and host factors (such as developmental diaphragmatic hernia and the innate response to injury), and environmental (high oxidative stress and lung injury) interactions that lead to severe chronic obstructive lung disease. The development of chronic lung disease was caused by lung injury under high oxidative and inflammatory conditions in the setting of a diaphragmatic hernia. In the absence of normal alpha-1 antitrypsin levels, a pro-elastolytic environment in the early period of lung growth enhanced the development of severe hyperinflation and precocious airflow obstruction.
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- Horiana B Grosu
- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Radiology, St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10019, USA
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van der Cammen-van Zijp MHM, Spoel M, Laas R, Hop WCJ, de Jongste JC, Tibboel D, van den Berg-Emons RJG, IJsselstijn H. Exercise capacity, daily activity, and severity of fatigue in term born young adults after neonatal respiratory failure. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2012; 24:144-51. [PMID: 22724460 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01491.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Little is known about long-term effects of neonatal intensive care on exercise capacity, physical activity, and fatigue in term borns. We determined these outcomes in 57 young adults, treated for neonatal respiratory failure; 27 of them had congenital diaphragmatic hernia with lung hypoplasia (group 1) and 30 had normal lung development (group 2). Patients in group 2 were age-matched, with similar gestational age and birth weight, and similar neonatal intensive care treatment as patients in group 1. All patients were born before the era of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, nitric oxide administration, and high frequency ventilation. Exercise capacity was measured by cycle ergometry, daily physical activity with an accelerometry-based activity monitor, and fatigue by the fatigue severity scale. Median (range) VO2peak in mL/kg/min was 35.4 (19.6-55.0) in group 1 and 37.6 (15.7-52.7) in group 2. There was a between-group P-value of 0.65 for exercise capacity. Daily activity and fatigue were also similar in both groups. So, residual lung hypoplasia did not play an important role in this cohort. There were no significant associations between exercise capacity and perinatal characteristics. Future studies need to elucidate whether exercise capacity is impaired in patients with more severe lung hypoplasia who nowadays survive.
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- M H M van der Cammen-van Zijp
- Intensive Care and Department of Pediatric Surgery, and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, ErasmusMC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Prospective longitudinal evaluation of lung function during the first year of life after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2011; 12:159-64. [PMID: 20581733 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e3181e8946e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To collect longitudinal data on lung function in the first year of life after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and to evaluate relationships between lung function and perinatal factors. Longitudinal data on lung function in the first year of life after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation are lacking. DESIGN Prospective longitudinal cohort study. SETTING Outpatient clinic of a tertiary level pediatric hospital. PATIENTS The cohort consisted of 64 infants; 33 received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for meconium aspiration syndrome, 14 for congenital diaphragmatic hernia, four for sepsis, six for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the neonate, and seven for respiratory distress syndrome of infancy. Evaluation was at 6 mos and 12 mos; 39 infants were evaluated at both time points . INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Functional residual capacity and forced expiratory flow at functional residual capacity were measured and expressed as z score. Mean (sem) functional residual capacities in z score were 0.0 (0.2) and 0.2 (0.2) at 6 mos and 12 mos, respectively. Mean (sem) forced expiratory flow was significantly below average (z score = 0) (p < .001) at 6 mos and 12 mos: -1.1 (0.1) and -1.2 (0.1), respectively. At 12 mos, infants with diaphragmatic hernia had a functional residual capacity significantly above normal: mean (sem) z score = 1.2 (0.5). CONCLUSIONS Infants treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation have normal lung volumes and stable forced expiratory flows within normal range, although below average, within the first year of life. There is reason to believe, therefore, that extracorporeal membrane oxygenation either ameliorates the harmful effects of mechanical ventilation or somehow preserves lung function in the very ill neonate.
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survivors and pulmonary function: encouraging outcomes early in life. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2011; 12:223-4. [PMID: 21646947 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e3181f268ce] [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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PURPOSE The late effects of treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in nonneonatal pediatric patients remain unclear. The aims of our study were to better characterize the long-term survival and hospital readmission rates for pediatric patients after ECMO treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS From 1999 to 2006, data on children aged 1 month to 18 years who underwent ECMO were extracted from the California Patient Discharge Database. Data from patients with diagnoses of congenital cardiac disease were excluded. We analyzed patient data on initial hospital course, subsequent readmissions, development of long-term morbidities, and long-term survival. RESULTS The study cohort consisted of 188 children from 13 California hospitals. The median age was 3 years, and 46% of the patients survived to hospital discharge. ECMO indications included acquired heart disease in 81 patients, pneumonia in 56, other respiratory failure in 22, sepsis in 8, trauma in 8, and other indications in 12. Of the 87 survivors, 56 were tracked for a median period of 3.7 years. The readmission rate was 62%, and the mean time to first readmission was 1.2 years. Readmissions for respiratory infections were observed in 34% of the patients and for reactive airway disease in 7%. Neurologically debilitating conditions (epilepsy [7%] and developmental delay [9%]) occurred in 16%. Late deaths occurred in 5% of the children. Readmitted survivors had a cumulative length of readmission hospitalization of 8 days and hospital charge of $43 000. Cox proportional hazard regression demonstrated a positive relationship between treatment-center case volume and long-term survival outcomes (hazard ratio: 0.98 per case; P < .01). CONCLUSIONS Pediatric ECMO survivors suffered from significant long-term morbidities after initial hospital discharge. More than 60% of these children required subsequent readmissions, and late deaths were observed in 5%. Furthermore, hospitals with high case volumes were associated with improved long-term survival.
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- Howard C Jen
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Mattel Children's Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave, CHS Building, MC 957098, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7098, USA
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe the school-age outcome of a cohort of children treated with intensive care support for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). STUDY DESIGN From 187 term newborns treated for PPHN as neonates, 109 were seen at school age (73% of 150 survivors and 58.2% of the original cohort). Of these 109 term newborns, 77 were treated with inhaled nitric oxide (iNO); of which 12 received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The remaining 32 received conventional management with no exposure to iNO. Patients were seen at school age (mean 7.1 years). A medical history and physical exam were completed, growth was measured, and chest X-ray and echocardiogram were performed. Psychometric assessments included the Wechsler Scales (Preschool or Child), Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, Children's Category Test, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist. RESULT Medical, neurodevelopmental and social/emotional/behavioral outcome did not differ between children treated with iNO, with or without ECMO, and those managed with no exposure to iNO. Overall, 24% had respiratory problems, 60% had abnormal chest X-rays and 6.4% had some sensorineural hearing loss. The cohort performed at the average level for full scale IQ, adaptive function, academic achievement, higher-order cognition and executive functioning, and social/behavioral/emotional functioning. Overall, 9.2% of the cohort had a full scale IQ less than 70 and 7.4% had an IQ from 70 to 84. CONCLUSION The outcome for this cohort of children treated as newborns for PPHN, which included a large group of infants exposed to iNO, was comparable to previous reports of children treated with ECMO or conventionally.
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Carey WA, Colby CE. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for the Treatment of Neonatal Respiratory Failure. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2009; 13:192-7. [DOI: 10.1177/1089253209347948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This review discusses the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for the treatment of respiratory failure in neonates. After briefly reviewing the early history of neonatal ECMO, the authors describe the respiratory diagnoses most often treated with ECMO and the manner in which affected neonates are deemed to have “failed” conventional therapies and thus require ECMO. After reviewing the most common indications for ECMO, factors that influence the timing of conversion to extracorporeal life support, as well as criteria that may exclude patients from receiving ECMO therapy, are described. At the conclusion of this article, the authors discuss the long-term outcomes of neonates whose respiratory disease was treated with ECMO and the costs associated with that care.
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- William A. Carey
- Division of Neonatal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota,
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Roehr CC, Proquitté H, Jung A, Ackert U, Bamberg C, Degenhardt P, Hammer H, Wauer RR, Schmalisch G. Impaired somatic growth and delayed lung development in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia--evidence from a 10-year, single center prospective follow-up study. J Pediatr Surg 2009; 44:1309-14. [PMID: 19573653 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2008] [Revised: 08/08/2008] [Accepted: 10/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE In infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), somatic growth and pulmonary development are key issues beyond the time of intensive care treatment. The aim of the study was to investigate the somatic growth and pulmonary function after discharge and to compare CDH patients with a group of matched controls. METHODS Anthropometric measurements and lung function tests were performed in 26 infants after surgical repair of CDH and 26 non-CDH intensive care patients, matched for gestational age and birth weight. Spontaneously breathing infants were tested at a mean of 44 weeks postconceptional age (range, 36-58 weeks). Body weight, body length, respiratory rate (RR), tidal volume (V(T)), functional residual capacity by body plethysmography (FRC(pleth)), respiratory compliance (C(rs)), and respiratory resistance (R(rs)) were measured. RESULTS The mean (SD) weight gain per week in the CDH infants was significantly lower compared to non-CDH infants (89 [39] g vs 141 [49] g; P = .002). The breathing pattern between both groups differed considerably. In CDH infants, V(T) was significantly lower (P < .001) and RR significantly higher (P = .005). The respiratory compliance was also significantly (P < .001) reduced, whereas R(rs) did not differ significantly. No statistically significant differences were seen in FRC(pleth) related to the body weight between CDH and non-CDH infants (20.3 [4.4] mL/kg vs 21.5 [4.9] mL/kg). CONCLUSION Despite apparently well-inflated lungs after surgery, evidence of early and significantly reduced weight gain and impaired lung function in CHD patients should prompt careful dietary monitoring and regular lung function testing.
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- Charles Christoph Roehr
- Department of Neonatology, Charité Campus Mitte, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
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Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG, van der Cammen-van Zijp MHM, Janssen AJWM, Reuser JJCM, Mazer P, van Heijst AFJ, Gischler SJ, Tibboel D, Kollée LAA. Motor performance in five-year-old extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survivors: a population-based study. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2009; 13:R47. [PMID: 19341476 PMCID: PMC2689491 DOI: 10.1186/cc7770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2009] [Revised: 02/27/2009] [Accepted: 04/02/2009] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Introduction Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a cardio-pulmonary bypass technique to provide life support in acute reversible cardio-respiratory failure when conventional management is not successful. Most neonates receiving ECMO suffer from meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS), congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), sepsis or persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPH). In five-year-old children who underwent VA-ECMO therapy as neonates, we assessed motor performance related to growth, intelligence and behaviour, and the association with the primary diagnosis. Methods In a prospective population-based study (n = 224) 174 five-year-old survivors born between 1993 and 2000 and treated in the two designated ECMO centres in the Netherlands (Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen and Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus MC – University Medical Center Rotterdam) were invited to undergo follow-up assessment including a paediatric assessment, the movement assessment battery for children (MABC), the revised Amsterdam intelligence test (RAKIT) and the child behaviour checklist (CBCL). Results Twenty-two percent of the children died before the age of five, 86% (n = 149) of the survivors were assessed. Normal development in all domains was found in 49% of children. Severe disabilities were present in 13%, and another 9% had impaired motor development combined with cognitive and/or behavioural problems. Chi-squared tests showed adverse outcome in MABC scores (P < 0.001) compared with the reference population in children with CDH, sepsis and PPH, but not in children with MAS. Compared with the Dutch population height, body mass index (BMI) and weight for height were lower in the CDH group (P < 0.001). RAKIT and CBCL scores did not differ from the reference population. Total MABC scores, socio-economic status, growth and CBCL scores were not related to each other, but negative motor outcome was related to lower intelligence quotient (IQ) scores (r = 0.48, P < 0.001). Conclusions The ECMO population is highly at risk for developmental problems, most prominently in the motor domain. Adverse outcome differs between the primary diagnosis groups. Objective evaluation of long-term developmental problems associated with this highly invasive technology is necessary to determine best evidence-based practice. The ideal follow-up programme requires an interdisciplinary team, the use of normal-referenced tests and an international consensus on timing and actual outcome measurements.
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- Maria W G Nijhuis-van der Sanden
- Department of Paediatric Physical Therapy and Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein-Zuid 10, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Hoo AF, Beardsmore CS, Castle RA, Ranganathan SC, Tomlin K, Field D, Elbourne D, Stocks J. Respiratory function during infancy in survivors of the INNOVO trial. Pediatr Pulmonol 2009; 44:155-61. [PMID: 19148936 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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RATIONALE Despite encouraging reports suggesting that inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) appear to improve outcome in hypoxemic term and near term infants by improving oxygenation and reducing need for ECMO, the long-term benefits of iNO remain unclear. This study aimed to compare lung function at approximately 1 year in infants who were and were not randomly allocated to iNO as part of their neonatal management for severe respiratory failure at birth. Furthermore, results were compared to lung function of healthy infants. METHODS Maximal expiratory flow at functional residual capacity (V'maxFRC) was measured at approximately 1 year of age (corrected for any prematurity) in survivors of the INNOVO trial. Results were expressed as Z-scores, adjusted for sex and body size, based on data from healthy controls using identical techniques. RESULTS Technically satisfactory results were obtained in 30 infants (53% < 34 weeks gestation), 19 of whom were randomized to receive iNO V'maxFRC. Z-score was significantly reduced in infants with prior respiratory failure, whether or not they had been allocated to iNO (mean (SD) Z-score: -2.0 (1.2) and -2.6 (1.1), respectively, 95% CI difference; iNO vs. no iNO: -0.3; 1.6, P = 0.2). There was significant respiratory morbidity in both groups during the first year of life. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that airway function remains reduced at 1 year of age following severe respiratory failure at birth, whether or not iNO is administered.
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- Ah-Fong Hoo
- Portex Anaesthesia, Intensive Therapy and Respiratory Medicine Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
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Peetsold MG, Heij HA, Kneepkens CMF, Nagelkerke AF, Huisman J, Gemke RJBJ. The long-term follow-up of patients with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a broad spectrum of morbidity. Pediatr Surg Int 2009; 25:1-17. [PMID: 18841373 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2257-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/17/2008] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a life-threatening anomaly with a mortality rate of approximately 40-50%, depending on case selection. It has been suggested that new therapeutic modalities such as nitric oxide (NO), high frequency oxygenation (HFO) and extracorporal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) might decrease mortality associated with pulmonary hypertension and the sequelae of artificial ventilation. When these new therapies indeed prove to be beneficial, a larger number of children with severe forms of CDH might survive, resulting in an increase of CDH-associated complications and/or consequences. In follow-up studies of infants born with CDH, many complications including pulmonary damage, cardiovascular disease, gastro-intestinal disease, failure to thrive, neurocognitive defects and musculoskeletal abnormalities have been described. Long-term pulmonary morbidity in CDH consists of obstructive and restrictive lung function impairments due to altered lung structure and prolonged ventilatory support. CDH has also been associated with persistent pulmonary vascular abnormalities, resulting in pulmonary hypertension in the neonatal period. Long-term consequences of pulmonary hypertension are unknown. Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is also an important contributor to overall morbidity, although the underlying mechanism has not been fully understood yet. In adult CDH survivors incidence of esophagitis is high and even Barrett's esophagus may ensue. Yet, in many CDH patients a clinical history compatible with GERD seems to be lacking, which may result in missing patients with pathologic reflux disease. Prolonged unrecognized GERD may eventually result in failure to thrive. This has been found in many young CDH patients, which may also be caused by insufficient intake due to oral aversion and increased caloric requirements due to pulmonary morbidity. Neurological outcome is determined by an increased risk of perinatal and neonatal hypoxemia in the first days of life of CDH patients. In patients treated with ECMO, the incidence of neurological deficits is even higher, probably reflecting more severe hypoxemia and the risk of ECMO associated complications. Many studies have addressed the substantial impact of the health problems described above, on the overall well-being of CDH patients, but most of them concentrate on the first years after repair and only a few studies focus on the health-related quality of life in CDH patients. Considering the scattered data indicating substantial morbidity in long-term survivors of CDH, follow-up studies that systematically assess long-term sequelae are mandatory. Based on such studies a more focused approach for routine follow-up programs may be established.
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- M G Peetsold
- Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Use of a Pulsatile Ventricular Assist Device (Berlin Heart EXCOR) and an Interventional Lung Assist Device (Novalung) in an Animal Model. ASAIO J 2008; 54:498-503. [DOI: 10.1097/mat.0b013e318185da6f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Hoskote AU, Castle RA, Hoo AF, Lum S, Ranganathan SC, Mok QQ, Stocks J. Airway function in infants treated with inhaled nitric oxide for persistent pulmonary hypertension. Pediatr Pulmonol 2008; 43:224-35. [PMID: 18203182 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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RATIONALE Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO), used for treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn (PPHN), is an oxygen free radical with potential for lung injury. Deferring ECMO with iNO in these neonates could potentially have long-term detrimental effects on lung function. We studied respiratory morbidity (defined as occurrence of respiratory infections requiring treatment, episodes of wheezing, and/or need for ongoing medications following discharge) and airway function at 1 year postnatal age in term neonates treated with iNO but not ECMO for PPHN, and compared data from similar infants recruited to the UK ECMO Trial randomized to receive ECMO or conventional management (CM). METHODS Maximal expiratory flow at FRC (V(') (maxFRC)) was measured in infants treated with iNO for PPHN (oxygenation index >or=25) at birth. RESULTS V(') (maxFRC) was measured in 23 infants and expressed as z-scores, to adjust for sex and body size and compared to data from 71 (46 ECMO, 25 CM) infants studied at a similar age in the ECMO Trial. Respiratory morbidity was low in iNO group. V(') (maxFRC) z-score was lower than predicted in all groups (P < 0.001), with no significant difference between those treated with iNO [mean (SD) z-score: -1.65 (1.2)] and those treated with ECMO [-1.59 (1.2)] or CM [-2.1(1.0)]. Within iNO, ECMO and CM groups; 26%, 37% and 56%, respectively, had V(') (maxFRC) z-scores below normal. CONCLUSIONS Respiratory outcome at 1 year in iNO treated neonates with moderately severe PPHN is encouraging, with no apparent increase in respiratory morbidity when compared to the general population. Sub-clinical reductions in airway function are evident at 1 year, suggesting that continuing efforts to minimize lung injury in the neonatal period are warranted to maximize lung health in later life.
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- Aparna U Hoskote
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK.
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Beardsmore CS, Westaway J, Killer H, Firmin RK, Pandya H. How does the changing profile of infants who are referred for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation affect their overall respiratory outcome? Pediatrics 2007; 120:e762-8. [PMID: 17875652 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-1955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has been shown to be effective in term neonates with severe but reversible lung disease within the context of randomized, controlled trials. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation now has been open to a wider population of infants in the United Kingdom, and other treatments have become available. The population referred for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, therefore, has changed. The aims of this study were to (1) compare respiratory outcomes of infants who received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in recent years with those from 10 years ago and (2) determine whether respiratory outcome varied with diagnostic group. METHODS All infants who were referred to a single extracorporeal membrane oxygenation center and were <12 months old during a 7-year period were eligible. One year after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, lung volume, airway conductance, maximum expiratory flow, and indices of tidal breathing were measured. RESULTS A total of 106 infants (77% of those eligible) were tested, and results were compared with those of 51 infants referred for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as part of the original United Kingdom extracorporeal membrane oxygenation trial. Lung volume was not different, but there was a strong trend for the infants who were seen in more recent years to have better forced expiratory flow and specific airway conductance. Restricting analysis to the major subgroup (meconium aspiration) confirmed these findings. When divided into diagnostic subgroups, infants who required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory distress syndrome or who were >2 weeks old when extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was commenced had a poorer respiratory outcome than others. CONCLUSIONS The respiratory outcome of infants who were treated beyond the tightly regulated criteria of the United Kingdom trial remains good and even shows a trend toward improvement. Certain subgroups require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for longer and have poorer pulmonary function when followed up.
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- Caroline S Beardsmore
- Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation (Child Health), University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, PO Box 65, Leicester LE2 7LX, United Kingdom.
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Majaesic CM, Jones R, Dinu IA, Montgomery MD, Sauve RS, Robertson CMT. Clinical correlations and pulmonary function at 8 years of age after severe neonatal respiratory failure. Pediatr Pulmonol 2007; 42:829-37. [PMID: 17654569 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the pulmonary sequelae of severe neonatal respiratory failure. STUDY DESIGN This was a multicenter, prospective study. Fifty-four survivors of neonatal respiratory failure (oxygenation indices >25 on two occasions), completed pulmonary function testing at 8 years of age. Thirty-one (57%) received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Pulmonary outcome was based on spirometry and lung volume data. Pulmonary outcome for each diagnostic and treatment group is reported as mean and as percent predicted. Individually subjects were also classified based on spirometry, as either normal, obstructed (defined as forced expiratory volume (FEV(1)) in 1 sec:forced vital capacity (FVC) of <80 % predicted, or with reduced FVC (FCV of <80% predicted) with normal FEV(1)/FVC. Risk for adverse outcome was determined using univariate analysis. RESULTS Mean FVC, FEV(1) and FEV(25-75) were reduced in the total cohort. The reduction was greatest in the subgroup with CDH and the group treated with ECMO. Assessed individually, 54% of subjects had normal spirometry and lung volumes, 19% airflow obstruction, and 27% reduced FVC. Poorer pulmonary outcome was linked to ECMO, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), birth weight for gestational age <10th percentile, duration of hospitalization, or need for prolonged supplemental oxygen. CONCLUSION Neonates with severe respiratory failure due to CDH or needing ECMO and small for gestation are at increased risk of poorer pulmonary outcome and require close follow-up.
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- Carina M Majaesic
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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- Desmond Bohn
- University of Toronto, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8.
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