Transportation of patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a tertiary medical center experience and systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Utilization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has increased worldwide, but its use remains restricted to severely ill patients, and few referral centers are properly structured to offer this support. Inter-hospital transfer of patients on ECMO support can be life-threatening. In this study, we report a single-center experience and a systematic review of the available published data on complications and mortality associated with ECMO transportation.

Methods

We reported single-center data regarding complications and mortality associated with the transportation of patients on ECMO support. Additionally, we searched multiple databases for case series, observational studies, and randomized controlled trials regarding mortality of patients transferred on ECM

SUBMITTER: Mendes PV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5296266 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature