"Awake" Cannulation of Patients for Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygen: An Analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

"Awake" cannulation for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), where patients remain spontaneously breathing without invasive mechanical ventilation during the cannulation procedure, may reduce lung injury from positive pressure ventilation and promote patient mobility.

Objectives

To examine the association between "awake" cannulation for venovenous ECMO and patient outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

Analysis of the prospectively collected by the multicenter Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry. Patients 18 years old or older who were cannulated for venovenous ECMO between 2016 and 2022 were included.

Main outcomes and measures

Propensity score matching techniques were used to examine the association between the

SUBMITTER: Mohamed A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11584221 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature