Timing of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in infant cardiac surgery: a single-centre retrospective study of clinical outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) is a critical therapeutic intervention that is commonly used in the management of paediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). This procedure can be initiated either inraoperatively or postoperatively. However, few studies have reported data on the comparative clinical outcomes associated with different timings of VA ECMO initiation. In this study, patient characteristics and clinical outcomes between intraoperative and postoperative VA ECMO in infants undergoing cardiac surgery were compared and predictors of ECMO initiation were determined, which may improve clinical outcomes.

Methods

A total of 47 infants who received postcardiotomy VA ECMO support from September 2019 to December 2023 were i

SUBMITTER: Zou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11912743 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature