Outcomes associated with preoperative use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children undergoing heart operation for congenital heart disease: a multi-institutional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are very sparse data on patient outcomes related to the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) prior to heart operation in children with congenital heart disease. This study was designed to evaluate this association using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database.

Hypothesis

We hypothesize that patients receiving ECMO prior to heart operation will have worse outcomes, including mortality, compared with patients receiving ECMO after heart operation.

Methods

Patients age ≤18 years receiving ECMO before or after pediatric heart operation (with or without cardiopulmonary bypass) at a PHIS-participating hospital from 2004 to 2013 were included. Multivariable logistic regression or Cox proportional-hazards models were fitted to stud

SUBMITTER: Gupta P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6711060 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature