Nucleated red blood cells are a predictor of mortality in patients under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The presence of Nucleated Red Blood Cells (NRBCs) in critically ill patients is associated with higher mortality and poor prognosis. Although patients on extracorporeal support such as veno-venous or veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV/VA-ECMO) are severely ill, NRBCs have rarely been investigated regarding their predictive value so far.

Methods

As part of a retrospective study, we examined all cardiothoracic surgery patients from July 2019 to September 2020 who received ECMO treatment during their inpatient stay. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of NRBCs during ECMO support in terms of their predictive value for mortality.

Results

In total 30 patients (age at admission: 62.7 ± 14.3 year; 26 male; ECMO duration: 8.5 

SUBMITTER: Loesaus S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10405375 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature