Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pediatric Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe current hospital guidelines and the opinions of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation leaders at U.S. children's hospitals concerning the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for coronavirus disease 2019-positive pediatric patients.

Design

Confidential, self-administered questionnaire.

Setting

One hundred twenty-seven U.S. pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation centers.

Subjects

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation center program directors and coordinators.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

In March 2020, a survey was sent to 127 pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation centers asking them to report their current hospital extracorporeal membrane oxygenation guidelines for coronavirus disease 201

SUBMITTER: MacGregor RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7523473 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature