Bridging the gap: safety and outcomes of intensivist-led ECMO retrievals.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Most extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannulations are performed by cardiothoracic surgeons (CTS). Due to an increase in utilization of ECMO and limited availability of CTS, there is a mismatch between ECMO demand and CTS accessibility for remote cannulations. We report our intensivist-led program's experience in remote ECMO cannulations, retrievals, complications, and outcomes.

Materials and methods

A prospective, single-center, observational study was performed on patients that required ECMO cannulation at the referring facilities and were transported to our institution between program initiation, on October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2022. Results were presented as mean ± SD, median (min - max) or number (%).

Results

Since program commencement, 305

SUBMITTER: Mihu MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10481738 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature