Key performance indicators in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an intervention used in critically ill patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure that is expensive and resource intensive and requires specialised care. There remains a significant practice variation in its application. This systematic review will assess the evidence for key performance indicators (KPIs) in ECMO.

Methods and analysis

We will search Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and the Cochrane Library including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and databases from the National Information Center of Health Services Research and Health Care Technology, for studies involving KPIs in ECMO. We will rate m

SUBMITTER: Tisminetzky M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10728968 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature